What is the population of Rawlins city?

Rawlins city has 8,217 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 205 in Wyoming.

What is the median household income in Rawlins city?

Median household income in Rawlins city is $69,912 a year, 11% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $833 a month and the median home value is $205,900, so rent absorbs about 14.3% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rawlins city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Rawlins, WY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Rawlins, Wyoming (Rawlins, WY — Census place “Rawlins city”) is 8,217 residents, ranking #12 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $69,912, the median home is worth $205,900 and median gross rent runs $833 a month. Looking for the Rawlins Wyoming ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Rawlins, WY: 82301.

Population: 8,217Rawlins city residents
Median household income: $69,912Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $205,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $833Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.1%Owner-occupied households

Rawlins ZIP codes (Wyoming)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Rawlins.

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

82301

What the numbers mean in Rawlins city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rawlins city median would spend about 14.3% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 73.1% of households own their home.

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

Rawlins city, WY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Rawlins city is a mid-size town in Wyoming, with 8,217 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #12 of 205 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 38.1 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 Rawlins city earn a median of $69,912 a year, 11% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of 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 12.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Rawlins city is valued at $205,900, 32.1% below the national figure and 18% below the $251,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $833 a month, 40.8% below the national figure, or roughly $9,996 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.3% 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 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.1% 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.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Rawlins city?: Rawlins city has 8,217 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 205 in Wyoming.
What is the median household income in Rawlins city?: Median household income in Rawlins city is $69,912 a year, 11% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rawlins city?: Median gross rent is $833 a month and the median home value is $205,900, so rent absorbs about 14.3% of median household income.
Is Rawlins city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rawlins city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Rawlins 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.