Population: 261. Estimated population in July 2020: 265 (+1.5% change)
Males: 142 (54.4%), Females: 119 (45.6%)
Sweetwater County
Zip code: 82336
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $35,625
Median house value: $65,000
Races in Wamsutter:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
- Hispanic (13.0%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (16.1%), United States (10.3%), English (9.2%), Danish (5.0%), Dutch (5.0%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wamsutter
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wamsutter town
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 12.9%
5.0% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+8.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wamsutter:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBON COUNTY (about 52 miles; RAWLINS, WY)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE – CAH (about 81 miles; CRAIG, CO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 83 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wamsutter:
- ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 75 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Abbreviation: RKS)
- YAMPA VALLEY (about 99 miles; HAYDEN, CO; Abbreviation: HDN)
- RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 101 miles; RIVERTON, WY; Abbreviation: RIW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wamsutter:
- DIXON (about 56 miles; DIXON, WY; Abbreviation: 9U4)
- RAWLINS MUNI (about 56 miles; RAWLINS, WY; Abbreviation: RWL)
- SHIVELY FIELD (about 82 miles; SARATOGA, WY; Abbreviation: SAA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wamsutter:
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 144 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 151 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 156 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 183 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 193 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 211 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 217 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
Public primary/middle schools in Wamsutter:
- DESERT ELEMENTARY (Students: 36; Location: MURRAY & SWANSON; Grades: KG – 05)
- DESERT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: MURRAY AND SWANSON; Grades: 06 – 08)