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Johnson County, WY

Demographic and economic profile of Johnson County, WY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Johnson County, WY is a small, rural economy of 8,602 residents with a 1.0% five-year population gain, where agriculture and related land-use industries anchor the local economic identity. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at just 2.2%—though participation is relatively low at 58.0%, and 30.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a median worker earnings figure of $41,716. Housing remains accessible relative to many Western markets, with a median home value of $296,000 and an 82.3% homeownership rate, and a median age of 47.3 reflects an older resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,602

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,871

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

Johnson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,964 (91.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone222 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races179 (2.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone144 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race129 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone47 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish152
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic71
  3. 3.Vietnamese18
  4. 4.Other Indo-European11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

658

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,109

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,367

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance835
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining736
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services449
  4. 4.Construction (Group)377
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)359

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,834
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations846
  3. 3.Service Occupations578
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations574
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations315

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.68×)756
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.74×)333
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.37×)385
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)245
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.93×)251

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$296,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,081/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999893 (27.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999452 (14.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999397 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999315 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999285 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999148 (4.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,716

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,792 (68.9%)
  • Worked At Home780 (19.2%)
  • Walked286 (7.1%)
  • Carpooled144 (3.6%)
  • Other39 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit11 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.