Wyoming · GEOID 56007

Carbon County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 14,463 · 8,236 housing units

Median household income

$70,511

State $76,736

Median home value

$222,700

State $349,311

Median gross rent

$842

State $1,030

Homeownership rate

76.3%

State 71.8%

Renter cost-burden rate

30.7%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

15.6%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

2.5%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

19.5%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

25.7%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.16

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Carbon County	Wyoming
Population	14,463	582,397
Population density (per sq. mi.)	1.83	—
Median household income	$70,511	$76,736
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$86,300	—
Households	6,116	—
Average household size	2.27 people	—
Owner-occupied	76.3%	71.8%
Renter-occupied	23.7%	28.2%
Race	81.5% White · 1.4% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Carbon County compared with Wyoming.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

24.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 30.6%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	16.7%	$59,598	$1,490	$190,824
1 earner	38.6%	$58,641	$1,466	$187,262
2 earners	41.0%	$117,841	$2,946	$407,625
3+ earners	3.7%	$114,926	$2,873	$396,774

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

6,116

Average size: 2.27 people

Households with children

1,812

29.6% of households

Per-capita income

$37,791

Poverty rate: 13.3%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

76.3% owner-occupied vs. state average 71.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 72.9% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 8.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

65.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,973.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $222,700.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $842.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 2,120 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 5.6% · For rent 16.7% · Seasonal 48.4% · Other 24.7%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

23.9% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 76.1% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

12.5%

1,027 units of 8,236 total

⚑ Above the 10% threshold — meaningful pressure on year-round residents from second-home / short-term-rental demand.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

6.4%

524 units of 8,236 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$56,409

100% MHI$70,511

120% MHI$84,613

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Carbon County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$55,650	$63,600	$79,500
100% AMI	$60,410	$69,040	$86,300
120% AMI	$72,500	$82,850	$103,550

HUD FMR Area: Carbon County, WY. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

30.7% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (14.1% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

15.6% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Carbon County.

Covered employment

4,087

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

594

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$69,301

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	727	$36,446	$104,645	−$118,055	$911
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	645	$131,280	$457,649	+$234,949	$3,282
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	587	$87,987	$296,498	+$73,798	$2,200
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	511	$54,417	$171,539	−$51,161	$1,360
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	396	$43,664	$131,513	−$91,187	$1,092
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	189	$75,932	$251,625	+$28,925	$1,898
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	185	$49,658	$153,824	−$68,876	$1,241
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	156	$49,263	$152,354	−$70,346	$1,232
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	139	$69,608	$228,085	+$5,385	$1,740
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	128	$59,914	$192,001	−$30,699	$1,498
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	118	$42,948	$128,848	−$93,852	$1,074
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	81	$71,301	$234,387	+$11,687	$1,783
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	53	$76,787	$254,808	+$32,108	$1,920
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	50	$42,325	$126,529	−$96,171	$1,058
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	49	$58,407	$186,391	−$36,309	$1,460
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	46	$93,958	$318,724	+$96,024	$2,349
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	15	$108,673	$373,498	+$150,798	$2,717
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	12	$75,435	$249,775	+$27,075	$1,886

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	704	$40,154	$118,447	−$104,253	$1,004
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	346	$44,952	$136,307	−$86,393	$1,124
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	253	$87,809	$295,835	+$73,135	$2,195
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	237	$104,902	$359,461	+$136,761	$2,623
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	231	$31,689	$86,938	−$135,762	$792
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	160	$49,437	$153,002	−$69,698	$1,236
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	143	$55,753	$176,512	−$46,188	$1,394
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	141	$82,885	$277,507	+$54,807	$2,072
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	139	$69,608	$228,085	+$5,385	$1,740
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	130	$35,544	$101,287	−$121,413	$889
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	128	$48,980	$151,301	−$71,399	$1,225
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	114	$20,823	$46,491	−$176,209	$521
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	97	$47,122	$144,385	−$78,315	$1,178
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	87	$53,431	$167,869	−$54,831	$1,336
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	84	$70,155	$230,121	+$7,421	$1,754
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	79	$55,448	$175,377	−$47,323	$1,386
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	71	$50,604	$157,346	−$65,354	$1,265
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	71	$44,189	$133,467	−$89,233	$1,105
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	46	$93,958	$318,724	+$96,024	$2,349
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	45	$62,465	$201,496	−$21,204	$1,562
NAICS 486 Pipeline transportation NAICS 486	44	$111,849	$385,320	+$162,620	$2,796
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	36	$56,320	$178,623	−$44,077	$1,408
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	32	$32,143	$88,628	−$134,072	$804
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	31	$66,322	$215,853	−$6,847	$1,658
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	31	$52,096	$162,899	−$59,801	$1,302
NAICS 211 Oil and gas extraction NAICS 211	29	$83,523	$279,881	+$57,181	$2,088
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	28	$56,020	$177,506	−$45,194	$1,401
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	28	$50,561	$157,186	−$65,514	$1,264
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	22	$111,578	$384,312	+$161,612	$2,789
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	20	$76,377	$253,282	+$30,582	$1,909
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	19	$44,788	$135,697	−$87,003	$1,120
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	19	$30,013	$80,699	−$142,001	$750
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	18	$60,427	$193,910	−$28,790	$1,511
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	16	$58,585	$187,054	−$35,646	$1,465
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	15	$108,673	$373,498	+$150,798	$2,717
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	14	$32,206	$88,862	−$133,838	$805
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	12	$75,435	$249,775	+$27,075	$1,886
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	10	$46,606	$142,464	−$80,236	$1,165
NAICS 212 Mining (except oil and gas) NAICS 212	8	$67,787	$221,307	−$1,393	$1,695
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	6	$73,894	$244,039	+$21,339	$1,847
NAICS 518 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services NAICS 518	3	$179,803	$638,268	+$415,568	$4,495

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023	2,200	—	—	$13.12	$27,290	$70,563	$682
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	1,050	—	—	$14.65	$30,470	$82,400	$762
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,870	—	—	$14.98	$31,150	$84,931	$779
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	390	—	—	$15.40	$32,030	$88,207	$801
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	2,470	—	—	$17.42	$36,240	$103,878	$906
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,420	—	—	$17.83	$37,090	$107,042	$927
Tellers SOC 43-3071	310	—	—	$18.91	$39,340	$115,417	$984
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131	810	—	—	$19.80	$41,180	$122,266	$1,030
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,030	—	—	$21.91	$45,570	$138,607	$1,139
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,150	—	—	$21.98	$45,720	$139,166	$1,143
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,050	—	—	$22.92	$47,660	$146,387	$1,192
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	570	—	—	$27.22	$56,610	$179,702	$1,415
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	950	—	—	—	$60,700	$194,926	$1,518
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	290	—	—	$30.19	$62,790	$202,706	$1,570
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	2,030	—	—	$30.39	$63,210	$204,270	$1,580
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	460	—	—	$31.39	$65,290	$212,012	$1,632
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	70	—	—	$31.62	$65,760	$213,762	$1,644
Electricians SOC 47-2111	840	—	—	$36.68	$76,290	$252,958	$1,907
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,510	—	—	$41.66	$86,650	$291,521	$2,166

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 56007 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.