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Reliance, Wyoming

Census designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming · ZIP 82901, 82943

  • Sweetwater County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 400 (2019-2023 estimate)Population
  • 245Households
  • $27,400Median home value
  • 2ZIP codes

About Reliance

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020−6.5%
6006507007502000: 66520002010: 71420102020: 6222020665622
Population of Reliance at each census
CensusPopulation
2000665
2010714
2020622

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Reliance
Under $50k56.3%
$50k to $100k0%
$100k to $150k9.8%
$150k to $200k0%
$200k and over33.9%

Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Reliance
Owner occupied
127 units
Renter occupied
118 units
Vacancy rate
7.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Reliance compared with its county and state
Reliance compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureRelianceSweetwater CountyWyoming
Population40041,786579,761
Median household incomeNot available$76,464$74,815
Median age40.737.438.8
Median home value$27,400$242,900$285,100
Bachelor’s degree or higher41.7%20.4%29.9%
Foreign-born residents53.3%5.6%3.5%
Owner-occupied homes51.8%74.0%71.9%
Mean commute to workNot available21.0 minutes18.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Reliance3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Reliance
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District (at Large) (WY at large)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 47
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 11

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Reliance’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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