Wyoming · Census place 76515
Thermopolis, WY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Thermopolis, Wyoming (Thermopolis, WY — Census place “Thermopolis town”) is 2,716 residents, ranking #30 of 205 places in Wyoming. Median household income is $71,574, the median home is worth $201,600 and median gross rent runs $892 a month. Looking for the Thermopolis Wyoming ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Thermopolis, WY: 82443.
- Population
- 2,716Thermopolis town residents
- Median household income
- $71,574Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $201,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $892Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77%Owner-occupied households
Thermopolis ZIP codes (Wyoming)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Thermopolis.
The Thermopolis 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 Thermopolis town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Thermopolis town median would spend about 15% 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 15% of residents and 77% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Thermopolis town, WY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Thermopolis town is a small town in Wyoming, with 2,716 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #30 of 205 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 46 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Thermopolis town earn a median of $71,574 a year, 8.9% 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. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 15% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Thermopolis town is valued at $201,600, 33.6% below the national figure and 20% below the $251,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $892 a month, 36.6% below the national figure, or roughly $10,704 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% 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. 77% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Thermopolis town?
- Thermopolis town has 2,716 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #30 of 205 in Wyoming.
- What is the median household income in Thermopolis town?
- Median household income in Thermopolis town is $71,574 a year, 8.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Thermopolis town?
- Median gross rent is $892 a month and the median home value is $201,600, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Thermopolis town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Thermopolis town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Thermopolis 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.