Wyoming · Census place 51575
Medicine Bow town, WY
Quick answer
Medicine Bow town has 257 residents, ranking #112 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $31,538, the median home is worth $72,300 and median gross rent runs $531 a month.
- Population
- 257Medicine Bow town residents
- Median household income
- $31,538Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $72,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $531Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 65.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Medicine Bow town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Medicine Bow town median would spend about 20.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30% of residents and 88.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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