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Cheyenne, WY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cheyenne is $28,485, which is about the same as the state average of $29,381 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Cheyenne median household income is $54,845, which has grown by 41.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cheyenne residents spend 12.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #79

Cheyenne, WY	28,485 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	32,753 USD
Wyoming	31,087 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	38,253 USD
Wyoming	41,018 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	26,868 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #86

Cheyenne, WY	54,845 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	68,196 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #108

Cheyenne, WY	41.15%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cheyenne, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.89%	$11,670, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.62%	$18,475, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.57%	$4,392, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.78%	$26,101, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	73,471 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	82,736 USD
Wyoming	84,442 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$58,269, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Black	$42,125, see rank	$36,479	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,876, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$38,214, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,777, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,677, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,923, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$30,292, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,671, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,497, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$43,034, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	48,142, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	23,454, 48.72%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,096, 72.89%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	792, 3.38%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,304, 69.51%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,102, 92.63%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,202, 7.37%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,358, 27.11%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	24,688, 51.28%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,628, 63.30%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	238, 0.96%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,390, 62.34%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,758, 95.89%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	632, 4.11%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,060, 36.70%, see rank	37.14%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,579, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	25,412, 83.10%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,835, 9.27%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	194, 0.63%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	736, 2.41%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	584, 1.91%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	818, 2.68%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cheyenne, WY	12.5 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,860	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	15,102, 50.58%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,914, 32.54%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,389, 15.82%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,385, 15.79%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	63, 0.42%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,564, 10.36%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,671, 17.69%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	14,758, 49.42%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,345, 42.99%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,990, 20.26%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,815, 32.63%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 0.45%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	86, 0.58%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	367, 2.49%, see rank	4.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cheyenne, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,860, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	655, 2.19%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	2,102, 7.04%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,029, 3.45%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	467, 1.56%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,743, 12.54%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,850, 6.20%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	852, 2.85%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,350, 4.52%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,751, 9.21%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,302, 21.11%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,950, 9.88%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,657, 15.60%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,152, 3.86%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cheyenne, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,047	11.68%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,345	8.68%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.