Demographics of Lander city, Wyoming

Lander city, Wyoming had 7,379 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lander city, in four figures

7,379
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,432 ±37.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −20 people.; 37.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,813 ±$10,139
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lander city, Wyoming's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lander city, Wyoming's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lander city, Wyoming's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lander city, Wyoming's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,399	100.0	100.0
2021	7,425	100.4	100.2
2022	7,426	100.4	100.7
2023	7,451	100.7	101.6
2024	7,423	100.3	102.5
2025	7,379	99.7	103.1

Population of Lander city, Wyoming on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,399	—
2021	7,425	+26
2022	7,426	+1
2023	7,451	+25
2024	7,423	−28
2025	7,379	−44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±2.0: for men 38.1 ±2.6 and for women 36.6 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lander city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Under 5	360 ±121	4.8% ±1.6	5.4% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,654 ±251	22.3% ±3.4	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	529 ±150	7.1% ±2.0	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,010 ±266	27.0% ±3.6	26.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,675 ±247	22.5% ±3.3	23.8% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,204 ±197	16.2% ±2.6	18.5% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,813 ±$10,139, and income per person $37,264 ±$3,085, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,176 ±$1,168 in Wyoming and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lander city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wyoming	United States
Under $25,000	413 ±128	13.8% ±4.2	14.3% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	558 ±161	18.7% ±5.3	18.0% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	527 ±169	17.6% ±5.5	17.0% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	333 ±117	11.1% ±3.9	13.7% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	784 ±164	26.2% ±5.2	18.9% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	229 ±89	7.7% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	143 ±60	4.8% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lander city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wyoming	United States
All ages	675 ±241	9.5% ±3.4	10.5% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	127 to 383	13.0% ±6.2	11.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	251 ±97	7.0% ±2.7	10.8% ±0.6	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	70 to 268	4.7% to 16.9%	8.8% ±0.6	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lander city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lander city	Wyoming	United States
Housing units	3,230 ±212	277,141 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±8.4	87.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.7% ±5.5	71.8% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.3% ±7.5	28.2% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$337,100 ±$18,892	$309,700 ±$3,824	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$896 ±$92	$992 ±$17	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1981 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lander city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Hispanic or Latino	455 ±185	6.1% ±2.5	10.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,875 ±314	79.1% ±4.2	81.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 93	0% to 1.3%	0.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	615 ±199	8.3% ±2.7	1.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 340	0% to 4.6%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	307 ±124	4.1% ±1.7	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lander city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wyoming	United States
Born in the state	3,391 ±417	45.6% ±5.6	41.6% ±0.6	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,905 ±403	52.5% ±5.4	54.0% ±0.6	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 69	0% to 0.9%	0.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	40 to 164	0.5% to 2.2%	3.5% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 73	0.1% to 1.0%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 119	0.1% to 1.6%	1.9% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lander city among the places of Wyoming

13th of 17 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wyoming page.

Places of Wyoming near Lander city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Green River city	11,581 ±34
Riverton city	10,856 ±26
Jackson town	10,756 ±19
Cody city	10,276 ±22
Rawlins city	8,129 ±21
Lander city	7,432 ±37
Powell city	6,503 ±31
Douglas city	6,420 ±16
Torrington city	6,182 ±23
Ranchettes CDP	5,949 ±821

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026