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Uinta County, WY

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

AI Overview

Uinta County is a small Wyoming county of 20,605 residents with an economy built around extractive and industrial sectors typical of the region, with a GDP per capita of $41,139 against median worker earnings of $35,917. The labor pool is predominantly high-school educated—94.6% hold a diploma but only 21.3% hold a bachelor's degree—with a 64.3% labor force participation rate and a low 3.5% unemployment rate. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $255,400 and median gross rent of $882/month, and the county posted flat population growth (0.0%) over the past five years.

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

Population

20,605

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.0% since 2018

Uinta County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,343 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race845 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races775 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone476 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone116 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone49 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish716
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island17
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,030

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,139

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,634
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,058
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services926
  4. 4.Construction (Group)868
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining849

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,351
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,809
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,754
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,607
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,279

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.93×)916
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.31×)875
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.24×)1,050
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)667
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)2,645

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$255,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$882/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,348 (22.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999813 (13.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999711 (12.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999693 (11.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999446 (7.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999276 (4.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,442 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled1,219 (12.6%)
  • Worked At Home617 (6.4%)
  • Walked210 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit101 (1.0%)
  • Other51 (0.5%)

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.