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82718

Gillette, WY · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
26,619
Median household income
$104,458
People below poverty
6.7%
Median home value
$309,000

Income

The median income of households in 82718 was $104,458. An estimated 4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 7.8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 29
$150,000 to $199,999 12.9
$200,000 or more 12.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 79073
Female 52208

An estimated 88% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,595. 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 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88
Social Security 19.1
Retirement income 20.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 19.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 82718 in 2020-2024, 88.9% had health insurance coverage and 11.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.9% and public coverage was 16.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10%.


In 2020-2024, 82718 had a total population of 26,619 - 12,908 (48.5%) females and 13,711 (51.5%) males. The median age was 34 years. An estimated 30% of the population was under 18 years, 35.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 82718 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1012 829
5 to 9 1239 1058
10 to 14 1235 1004
15 to 19 992 1197
20 to 24 861 722
25 to 29 794 764
30 to 34 1035 879
35 to 39 1036 1410
40 to 44 1092 786
45 to 49 764 693
50 to 54 876 700
55 to 59 614 877
60 to 64 953 639
65 to 69 535 887
70 to 74 434 226
75 to 79 176 136
80 to 84 38 93
85 and over 25 8

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.2% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 9.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10% of the people in 82718 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83% of the people in 82718 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,431 households in 82718. The average household size was 2.79 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.7% of the households in 82718 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16.3% of all households, while 17.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 5.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.4% of all households.

In 82718, 40.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.3% of males and 59.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 24.4
Now married, except separated 57.3 59.2
Separated 2.7 0.8
Widowed 1 4
Divorced 7.9 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 82718, 392 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 58.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 82718 were U.S. natives. 41.7% of the 82718 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 82718 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 82718 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 82718.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 59.4
Asia 22.9
Europe 12.2
Africa 5.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 82718 in 2020-2024, 7.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.1% of people at least five years old; 2.6% 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 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 82718 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 2
Different state 3.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 82718 was 7,926 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 681 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,953. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,292.

Educational Attainment of People in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.6
Some college, no degree 24.7
Associate's degree 12.6
Bachelor's degree 15.7
Graduate or professional degree 13

Disability

In 82718, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 82718, 69.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,509 77.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,228 16.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 697 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 82718 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 18.1
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 4.5
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 82718 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,513 40.8
Service occupations 1,673 12.4
Sales and office occupations 1,737 12.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,392 17.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,207 16.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.9% of 82718 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 2
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 5.7

In 2020-2024, 82718 had a total of 10,222 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.3% 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"). 16% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16
Mobile homes 10.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

19.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 82718 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 80.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 82718 had 9,431 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 791 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.7% while renters occupied 21.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.1.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 42.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 82718:

House Heating Fuel Used in 82718 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.2
Electricity 29.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 82718 was $309,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.6 % had a mortgage. 34.4% 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 $1,879 and for owners without a mortgage it was $620.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 82718 was $1,055. 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.