What is the population of Gillette city?

Gillette city has 33,278 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #3 of 205 in Wyoming.

What is the median household income in Gillette city?

Median household income in Gillette city is $90,699 a year, 15.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gillette city?

Median gross rent is $922 a month and the median home value is $257,200, so rent absorbs about 12.2% of median household income.

Is Gillette city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gillette city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gillette, WY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gillette, Wyoming (Gillette, WY — Census place “Gillette city”) is 33,278 residents, ranking #3 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $90,699, the median home is worth $257,200 and median gross rent runs $922 a month. Looking for the Gillette Wyoming ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gillette, WY: 82718.

Population: 33,278Gillette city residents
Median household income: $90,699Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $257,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $922Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.2%Owner-occupied households

Gillette ZIP codes (Wyoming)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gillette.

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

82718

What the numbers mean in Gillette city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gillette city median would spend about 12.2% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.

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

Gillette city, WY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gillette city is a small city in Wyoming, with 33,278 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #3 of 205 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 33.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Gillette city earn a median of $90,699 a year, 15.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 30% 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 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gillette city is valued at $257,200, 15.2% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $251,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $922 a month, 34.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,064 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.2% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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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What is the population of Gillette city?: Gillette city has 33,278 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #3 of 205 in Wyoming.
What is the median household income in Gillette city?: Median household income in Gillette city is $90,699 a year, 15.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gillette city?: Median gross rent is $922 a month and the median home value is $257,200, so rent absorbs about 12.2% of median household income.
Is Gillette city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gillette city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gillette city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.