Cities / Wyoming / Casper

Casper, WY

58,631 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Douglas)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 47.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

224 mi — Denver International Airport

Population & People

Population

58,631

Median age

37.3

Median household income

$70,218

Poverty rate

10.8%

Unemployment rate

4.1%

Bachelor's degree+

30.5%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$260,400

Median gross rent

$1,009/mo

Homeownership rate

69.83%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,044

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wyoming statewide average across 23 areas — not specific to Casper), 2026. Efficiency $785, 1BR $824, 2BR $1044, 3BR $1399, 4BR $1719. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Wyoming commercial electricity

9.54¢/kWh

Wyoming industrial electricity

8.66¢/kWh

Wyoming residential electricity

13.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

52622.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

39990.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Wyoming

526.96

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, Wyoming-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

224 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

293 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Wyoming energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Wyoming economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).