Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Sweetwater County covers 10,427 sq mi of land and has about 41,542 residents. 12 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 11 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

41,542

4/sq mi

Median household income

$75K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$251K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$911

U.S. $1,413

Median age

37.9

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

12.9%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Sweetwater County

12 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
82322	Bairoil	Residential	149	$40,250	$23,700
82336	Wamsutter	Residential	269	$57,298	$98,700
82901	Rock Springs	Residential	27,198	$69,954	$248,500
82902	Rock Springs · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
82929	Little America	Residential	19	—	—
82932	Farson	Residential	997	$87,632	—
82934	Granger	Residential	285	$83,375	$117,000
82935	Green River	Residential	12,012	$87,993	$263,400
82938	Mc Kinnon	Residential	221	$105,323	$437,100
82942	Point Of Rocks	Residential	9	—	—
82943	Reliance	Residential	187	—	—
82945	Superior	Residential	196	$68,036	—

Sweetwater County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

14%

$25–50k

18%

$50–75k

18%

$75–100k

13%

$100–150k

18%

$150–200k

10%

$200k+

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

31%

Some college

27%

Associate's

13%

Bachelor's

15%

Graduate

How people get to work

Drove alone

77%

Carpooled

13%

Transit

Walked

Bicycle

0.5%

Worked from home

Other

0.7%

At a glance

	Sweetwater	U.S.
Own their home	74.6%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	35.7%
Work from home	4.4%	15.1%
Households with broadband	88.8%	91%
Without health insurance	12.8%	8.4%
Foreign-born	5.3%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	8.8%	6.2%
Unemployment	5.6%	5.2%
Average commute	23.8 min	26.4 min