Laramie

Population & Demographics

Laramie, WY

Laramie is home to 32,234 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 14,054 resident workers commute each day.

WyomingCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
32,234
people
Population

32,234 residents

Median age 26.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Laramie population & demographics

Who lives in Laramie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
32,234
Median age
26.9yrs
Median household income
$55,613
Median home value
$319,500
Median gross rent
$925/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
56.2%
Poverty rate
22.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Laramie

How Laramie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Two or more races4.6%
Asian3.8%
Black1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Some other race0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Laramie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Laramie.

Laramie at a glance
Employed Residents
14,054
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
42.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
67.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cheyenne
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Laramie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Laramie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

92 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Laramie

14,054 commutes, one dot at a time

Laramie

Where 14,054 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Laramie, by worker count.

1Laramie0.0 mi9,491
2Cheyenne42.6 mi1,089
3Casper111.8 mi229
4Fort Collins58.8 mi151
5Fox Farm-College43.8 mi102
6Gillette204.9 mi83
7Greeley76.4 mi78
8Rock Springs190.2 mi64

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Laramie.

1Laramie0.0 mi9,491
2Cheyenne42.6 mi785
3Casper111.8 mi415
4Rawlins91.7 mi119
5Ranchettes42.0 mi101
6Fort Collins58.8 mi96
7Sheridan250.4 mi87
8Gillette204.9 mi84

Top industries

The sectors that employ Laramie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services29.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.5%
RTRetail Trade12.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.5%
PAPublic Administration4.4%
COConstruction3.6%
FIFinance and Insurance3.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Laramie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps97%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Laramie

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