Population: 701. Estimated population in July 2020: 717 (+2.3% change)
Males: 339 (48.4%), Females: 362 (51.6%)
Sheridan County
Zip code: 82839
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $36,094
Median house value: $94,100
Races in Ranchester:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- American Indian (7.4%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (28.4%), Irish (18.0%), English (12.6%), Norwegian (10.0%), Polish (4.9%), United States (4.1%).
Elevation: 3760 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Ranchester
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ranchester town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ranchester:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 16 miles; SHERIDAN, WY)
- JOHNSON CO MEMORIAL HOSP (about 54 miles; BUFFALO, WY)
- SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 67 miles; GREYBULL, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ranchester:
- SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 17 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)
- WORLAND MUNI (about 86 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)
- BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 113 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ranchester:
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 49 miles; BUFFALO, WY; Abbreviation: BYG)
- FORT SMITH LANDING STRIP (about 60 miles; FORT SMITH, MT; Abbreviation: 5U7)
- FAIRGROUNDS AIRPARK (about 64 miles; HARDIN, MT; Abbreviation: F02)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ranchester:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 108 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 151 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 230 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 239 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 264 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 279 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 322 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
Public primary/middle schools in Ranchester:
- TONGUE RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 166; Location: 124 DAYTON ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- TONGUE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 1251 DAYTON ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)