Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Sweetwater County, Wyoming · ZIP 82301, 82322, 82336
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 41,273 (2024 estimate)Population
- 16,863Households
- $76,464Median household income
- $242,900Median home value
- 19Towns with a page
- 12ZIP codes
Sweetwater County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,613 |
| 2010 | 43,806 |
| 2020 | 42,272 |
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, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $76,464 · 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, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 12,476 units
- Renter occupied
- 4,387 units
- Vacancy rate
- 12.3%
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, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.
15,361 employees in 1,219 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Sweetwater County | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,786 | 579,761 |
| Median household income | $76,464 | $74,815 |
| Median age | 37.4 | 38.8 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $285,100 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 20.4% | 29.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 74.0% | 71.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 21.0 minutes | 18.5 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Sweetwater County19 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | City | 22,967 | 19.8 sq mi |
| Green River | City | 11,474 | 13.8 sq mi |
| North Rock Springs | Census designated place | 2,338 | 14.8 sq mi |
| Purple Sage | Census designated place | 676 | 0.34 sq mi |
| James Town | Census designated place | 447 | 3.22 sq mi |
| Reliance | Census designated place | 400 | 4.12 sq mi |
| Eden | Census designated place | 287 | 13.5 sq mi |
| Clearview Acres | Census designated place | 236 | 1.20 sq mi |
| Wamsutter | Town | 197 | 1.63 sq mi |
| Farson | Census designated place | 185 | 23.9 sq mi |
| Superior | Town | 183 | 1.12 sq mi |
| Washam | Census designated place | 183 | 3.11 sq mi |
| Granger | Town | 97 | 2.59 sq mi |
| Bairoil | Town | 66 | 1.41 sq mi |
| McKinnon | Census designated place | 53 | 5.85 sq mi |
| Arrowhead Springs | Census designated place | 37 | 1.15 sq mi |
| Little America | Census designated place | 19 | 2.71 sq mi |
| Point of Rocks | Census designated place | 9 | 2.16 sq mi |
| Table Rock | Census designated place | 0 | 3.49 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 56 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Carbon CountyPopulation 14,250 (2024 estimate)
- Daggett CountyPopulation 956 (2024 estimate)
- Fremont CountyPopulation 39,721 (2024 estimate)
- Lincoln CountyPopulation 21,000 (2024 estimate)
- Moffat CountyPopulation 13,142 (2024 estimate)
- Sublette CountyPopulation 8,965 (2024 estimate)
- Summit CountyPopulation 43,109 (2024 estimate)
- Uinta CountyPopulation 20,621 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 49, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 08, retrieved November 14, 2026.