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82716

Gillette, WY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,817
Median household income
$73,155
People below poverty
12.5%
Median home value
$235,500

Income

The median income of households in 82716 was $73,155. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.2
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 20.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 7.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71070
Female 47000

An estimated 78% of households received earnings. An estimated 31% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,272. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78
Social Security 31
Retirement income 23.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.5
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 14
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.7

In 2020-2024, 4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 9.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 82716 in 2020-2024, 84.1% had health insurance coverage and 15.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.5% and public coverage was 29.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 20.5%.


In 2020-2024, 82716 had a total population of 16,817 - 8,202 (48.8%) females and 8,615 (51.2%) males. The median age was 37.1 years. An estimated 22% of the population was under 18 years, 35.7% was 19 to 44 years, 22.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 82716 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 516 440
5 to 9 481 486
10 to 14 454 712
15 to 19 627 264
20 to 24 554 425
25 to 29 700 692
30 to 34 722 643
35 to 39 874 586
40 to 44 418 400
45 to 49 373 462
50 to 54 277 450
55 to 59 441 607
60 to 64 714 507
65 to 69 413 709
70 to 74 654 245
75 to 79 261 247
80 to 84 108 132
85 and over 28 195

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 10.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.4% of the people in 82716 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.1% of the people in 82716 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,904 households in 82716. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.6% of the households in 82716 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.4% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.1% of all households.

In 82716, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.6
Cohabiting Couples 11.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.3% of males and 54.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.1 23.3
Now married, except separated 52.3 54.6
Separated 2.9 0.7
Widowed 1.6 10.3
Divorced 9.2 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 82716, 94 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 61.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.6% of the people living in 82716 were U.S. natives. 38.1% of the 82716 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.4% of 82716 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 82716 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 82716.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 81.8
Asia 16.3
Europe 1.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 82716 in 2020-2024, 8.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.3% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.3
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 82716 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 6.3
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 6.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 82716 was 3,593 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 180 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,863. College or graduate school enrollment was 550.

Educational Attainment of People in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.8
High school diploma or equivalency 41.6
Some college, no degree 23.9
Associate's degree 8.7
Bachelor's degree 12.8
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 82716, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.9% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 82716, 63.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,347 73.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,636 18.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 519 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 82716 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 18.1
Construction 8
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.2
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 82716 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,002 23.2
Service occupations 1,414 16.4
Sales and office occupations 1,853 21.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,946 22.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,422 16.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.8% of 82716 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 2.5
Other means 1
Worked from home 4.5

In 2020-2024, 82716 had a total of 7,797 housing units. Of these housing units, 49.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 27.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 49.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.8
Mobile homes 27.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 82716 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 82716 had 6,904 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 893 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.5% while renters occupied 27.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 35.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 82716:

House Heating Fuel Used in 82716 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 64.7
Electricity 29.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 5.8
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 82716 was $235,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.8 % had a mortgage. 43.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,716 and for owners without a mortgage it was $600.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 82716 was $959. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.