Wyoming · GEOID 56035

Sublette County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 8,838 · 5,280 housing units

Median household income

$83,597

State $76,736

Median home value

$376,200

State $349,311

Median gross rent

$1,209

State $1,030

Homeownership rate

83.6%

State 71.8%

Renter cost-burden rate

48.0%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

18.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

3.2%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

8.2%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

30.1%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

4.50

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Sublette County	Wyoming
Population	8,838	582,397
Population density (per sq. mi.)	1.81	—
Median household income	$83,597	$76,736
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$116,800	—
Households	3,693	—
Average household size	2.38 people	—
Owner-occupied	83.6%	71.8%
Renter-occupied	16.4%	28.2%
Race	89.5% White · 0.1% 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

Sublette County compared with Wyoming.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

32.3% 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	17.2%	$81,739	$2,043	$273,241
1 earner	27.5%	$58,333	$1,458	$186,116
2 earners	44.2%	$123,550	$3,089	$428,876
3+ earners	11.0%	$142,500	$3,563	$499,414

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

3,693

Average size: 2.38 people

Households with children

951

25.8% of households

Per-capita income

$59,783

Poverty rate: 9.2%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

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

Tenure

83.6% owner-occupied vs. state average 71.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 84.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 3.7%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

34.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,985.00 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: $376,200.

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: $1,209.

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 1,587 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 6.4% · For rent 3.6% · Seasonal 52.8% · Other 32.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

11.7% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 88.3% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

15.9%

838 units of 5,280 total

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

"Other vacant" share of all housing

9.8%

518 units of 5,280 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$66,878

100% MHI$83,597

120% MHI$100,316

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Sublette 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	$65,450	$74,800	$93,450
100% AMI	$81,760	$93,440	$116,800
120% AMI	$98,100	$112,150	$140,150

HUD FMR Area: Sublette 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

48.0% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (12.4% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

18.7% 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 Sublette County.

Covered employment

3,552

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

586

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$64,113

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 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	579	$124,569	$432,669	+$56,469	$3,114
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	453	$59,972	$192,217	−$183,983	$1,499
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	416	$65,383	$212,358	−$163,842	$1,635
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	378	$24,975	$61,946	−$314,254	$624
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	367	$30,137	$81,161	−$295,039	$753
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	340	$50,631	$157,446	−$218,754	$1,266
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	176	$57,445	$182,810	−$193,390	$1,436
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	170	$51,963	$162,404	−$213,796	$1,299
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	132	$78,508	$261,214	−$114,986	$1,963
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	118	$43,596	$131,260	−$244,940	$1,090
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	109	$88,910	$299,934	−$76,266	$2,223
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	103	$40,736	$120,614	−$255,586	$1,018
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	86	$90,068	$304,244	−$71,956	$2,252
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	43	$27,738	$72,231	−$303,969	$693
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	30	$70,061	$229,771	−$146,429	$1,752
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	30	$69,367	$227,188	−$149,012	$1,734
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	16	$99,377	$338,895	−$37,305	$2,484
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	6	$78,790	$262,264	−$113,936	$1,970

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 211 Oil and gas extraction NAICS 211	351	$153,116	$538,930	+$162,730	$3,828
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	340	$50,631	$157,446	−$218,754	$1,266
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	290	$56,321	$178,626	−$197,574	$1,408
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	229	$80,269	$267,769	−$108,431	$2,007
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	228	$53,022	$166,346	−$209,854	$1,326
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	219	$23,844	$57,736	−$318,464	$596
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	159	$83,390	$279,386	−$96,814	$2,085
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	158	$26,700	$68,367	−$307,833	$668
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	156	$66,688	$217,216	−$158,984	$1,667
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	139	$52,215	$163,342	−$212,858	$1,305
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	132	$78,508	$261,214	−$114,986	$1,963
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	132	$24,995	$62,020	−$314,180	$625
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	114	$77,478	$257,380	−$118,820	$1,937
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	112	$55,767	$176,564	−$199,636	$1,394
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	109	$41,133	$122,091	−$254,109	$1,028
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	57	$32,220	$88,914	−$287,286	$806
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	49	$40,036	$118,008	−$258,192	$1,001
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	49	$59,833	$191,699	−$184,501	$1,496
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	45	$74,932	$247,903	−$128,297	$1,873
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	35	$61,397	$197,521	−$178,679	$1,535
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	34	$41,983	$125,255	−$250,945	$1,050
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	32	$29,548	$78,968	−$297,232	$739
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	31	$50,834	$158,202	−$217,998	$1,271
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	18	$57,871	$184,396	−$191,804	$1,447
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	18	$63,765	$206,335	−$169,865	$1,594
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	17	$59,485	$190,404	−$185,796	$1,487
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	15	$19,833	$42,806	−$333,394	$496
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	13	$71,788	$236,200	−$140,000	$1,795
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	12	$76,331	$253,110	−$123,090	$1,908
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	11	$82,952	$277,756	−$98,444	$2,074
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	8	$57,749	$183,942	−$192,258	$1,444
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	8	$97,516	$331,968	−$44,232	$2,438
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	8	$43,870	$132,280	−$243,920	$1,097
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	6	$78,790	$262,264	−$113,936	$1,970
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	5	$445,001	$1,625,425	+$1,249,225	$11,125
NAICS 518 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services NAICS 518	4	$133,526	$466,010	+$89,810	$3,338

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	2,480	—	—	$13.03	$27,090	$69,819	$677
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	1,390	—	—	$14.77	$30,720	$83,331	$768
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	2,260	—	—	$15.37	$31,970	$87,984	$799
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	320	—	—	$16.87	$35,090	$99,597	$877
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,360	—	—	$18.40	$38,270	$111,434	$957
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,820	—	—	$18.63	$38,750	$113,221	$969
Tellers SOC 43-3071	340	—	—	$19.70	$40,970	$121,485	$1,024
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131	950	—	—	$20.21	$42,040	$125,468	$1,051
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,280	—	—	$21.56	$44,850	$135,927	$1,121
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,300	—	—	$22.11	$45,980	$140,134	$1,150
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	290	—	—	$25.24	$52,510	$164,441	$1,313
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,940	—	—	$27.23	$56,630	$179,777	$1,416
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,910	—	—	$29.29	$60,930	$195,783	$1,523
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	390	—	—	$29.44	$61,230	$196,899	$1,531
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	100	—	—	$29.56	$61,480	$197,830	$1,537
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	1,210	—	—	$30.09	$62,600	$201,999	$1,565
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,010	—	—	—	$65,850	$214,097	$1,646
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	530	—	—	$32.34	$67,280	$219,419	$1,682
Electricians SOC 47-2111	910	—	—	$39.03	$81,170	$271,123	$2,029
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,700	—	—	$41.86	$87,070	$293,085	$2,177

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: 56035 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.