Laramie County · Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Wyoming Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Cheyenne, WY has a population of 65,132 and a median household income of $71,341 — about $5,945 a month before tax. That ranks 42 of 94 covered metros by income and 91 of 94 by population.
Population
65,132
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$71,341
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
6%
Wyoming + local
Income rank
#42
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Cheyenne household at the median income of $71,341 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,070 a year in sales tax at 6%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Wyoming exempts or discounts several categories. Wyoming's local tax is county-voted rather than city-set, so the Cheyenne rate is really Laramie County's — and food for home consumption is exempt statewide.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Cheyenne-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Wyoming Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026