Riverton

Population & Demographics

Riverton, WY

Riverton is home to 10,856 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 5,007 resident workers commute each day.

WyomingCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
10,856
people
Population

10,856 residents

Median age 35.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Riverton population & demographics

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

Population
10,856
Median age
35.1yrs
Median household income
$55,208
Median home value
$219,400
Median gross rent
$921/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.1%
Poverty rate
11.9%

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 Riverton

How Riverton 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).

White70.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native10.7%
Two or more races5.3%
Asian0.8%
Black0.6%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Riverton

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 Riverton.

Riverton at a glance
Employed Residents
5,007
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
21.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
51.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lander
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Riverton 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 Riverton 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.

91
Commute Score

91 / 100

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

Riverton

5,007 commutes, one dot at a time

Riverton

Where 5,007 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Riverton0.0 mi2,554
2Lander21.9 mi269
3Arapahoe3.2 mi212
4Casper105.9 mi165
5Fort Washakie26.4 mi134
6Cheyenne226.0 mi120
7Rock Springs108.1 mi71
8Ethete17.3 mi58

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Riverton.

1Riverton0.0 mi2,554
2Lander21.9 mi302
3Casper105.9 mi169
4Arapahoe3.2 mi99
5Rock Springs108.1 mi95
6Cheyenne226.0 mi85
7Cody108.3 mi62
8Rawlins104.0 mi58

Top industries

The sectors that employ Riverton’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.9%
RTRetail Trade17.5%
EDEducational Services16.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.6%
PAPublic Administration5.2%
MFManufacturing4.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.8%
Connectivity

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