Population 788 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wind River
Household size in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.34 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.77 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.92 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.37 | 2.39 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Wind River is a place of big households: 3.37 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.9 | 38.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.0 | 38.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 30.4 | 39.4 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.9 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Wind River is 36.8 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 28.9, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.8% | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.9% | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 27.8% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 28.4% | 9.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly three in ten households in Wind River (28.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Wind River
Renters in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.9% | 29.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.4% | 30.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 37.5% | 29.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.1% | 28.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −15.7 pts | −1.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in Wind River rent their homes (26.1%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. That is in line with the rest of Wyoming. Among homeowners, 88.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.8% | 16.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.4% | 12.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Wind River: 22.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1975 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1979 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Wind River was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $394 | $744 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $523 | $862 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $531 | $934 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $616 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$222 | +$347 | +$606 |
Rent in Wind River runs $616 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 16.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Wind River
Bachelor's degrees in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 24.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 25.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.0% | 27.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 30.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +6.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wind River have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.6% | 91.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.6% | 92.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.4% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 94.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | +2.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in Wind River never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Wind River
| Period | Wind River | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 4.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 5.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 22.9% | 3.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | −0.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Wind River: 22.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Wind River compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River | 3.37 | 36.8 | 28.4% | 26.1% | 22.4% | 1981 | $616 | 12.5% | 86.7% | 22.9% |
| Fort Washakie | 3.42 | 33.4 | 29.3% | 33.2% | 19.2% | 1982 | $585 | 12.8% | 87.3% | 21.2% |
| Ethete | 3.52 | 36.3 | 23.6% | 18.2% | 14.4% | 1984 | $572 | 13.2% | 89.9% | 18.3% |
| Lander | 2.44 | 40.2 | 9.5% | 28.0% | 10.5% | 1975 | $799 | 41.4% | 96.3% | 8.2% |
| Milford | 2.78 | 47.3 | 8.3% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 1985 | $663 | 32.9% | 94.9% | 7.7% |
| Johnstown | 2.77 | 47.8 | 7.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 1983 | $497 | 22.0% | 97.2% | 4.4% |
| Kinnear | 2.38 | 51.5 | 5.9% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 1977 | $678 | 21.0% | 86.8% | 11.1% |
| Hudson | 2.78 | 35.5 | 5.3% | 20.6% | 9.8% | 1982 | $893 | 14.2% | 89.3% | 3.7% |
| St. Stephens | 2.81 | 46.7 | 9.4% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 1984 | $523 | 19.8% | 96.1% | 6.4% |
| Arapahoe | 3.28 | 36.6 | 23.5% | 25.4% | 13.4% | 1984 | $491 | 10.4% | 89.6% | 13.1% |
| Pavillion | 2.77 | 40.4 | 7.4% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 1983 | $938 | 22.1% | 96.0% | 5.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wind River. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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