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Wyoming · Census place 17645

Cowley, WY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Cowley, Wyoming (Cowley, WY — Census place “Cowley town”) is 801 residents, ranking #71 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $78,456, the median home is worth $239,000 and median gross rent runs $1,100 a month. Looking for the Cowley Wyoming ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cowley, WY: 82420.

Population
801Cowley town residents
Median household income
$78,456Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$239,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,100Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
31.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
92.1%Owner-occupied households

Cowley ZIP codes (Wyoming)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cowley.

The Cowley WY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Cowley town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cowley town median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 92.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cowley town, WY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Cowley town is a very small community in Wyoming, with 801 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #71 of 205 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 31.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Cowley town earn a median of $78,456 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 12% above the $69,912 median for the 54 Wyoming cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Cowley town is valued at $239,000, 21.2% below the national figure and 5% below the $251,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,100 a month, 21.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 92.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 801 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Cowley town against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Cowley town?
Cowley town has 801 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #71 of 205 in Wyoming.
What is the median household income in Cowley town?
Median household income in Cowley town is $78,456 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cowley town?
Median gross rent is $1,100 a month and the median home value is $239,000, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
Is Cowley town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cowley town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Cowley town data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.