What is the population of Sweetwater County, Wyoming?

The population of Sweetwater County, Wyoming is 41,899, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Sweetwater County, Wyoming?

The median household income in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is $76,670, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is $262,037, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Sweetwater County, Wyoming is 5.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Population	41,899	586,148	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4.0	6.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.99%	-0.08%	0.57%
Median age	35.2	37.4	37.1
Households	16,863	238,172	128,459,983

Year	Sweetwater County

Group	Share

Sweetwater County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$76,670	$74,833	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	1.62%	3.39%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$262,037	$235,717	$242,182
Median rent	$913	$967	$1,342
Homeownership rate	74.0%	71.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.4	13.3	22.5
Work from home	2.8%	8.5%	13.4%

Sweetwater County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	26.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.38	2.54

Sweetwater County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Sweetwater County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.2	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.9%	12.7%	16.3%
Smokers	17.9%	18.6%	19.0%