Rock Springs

Population & Demographics

Rock Springs, WY

Rock Springs is home to 23,127 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 11,904 resident workers commute each day.

WyomingCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
23,127
people
Population

23,127 residents

Median age 35.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Rock Springs population & demographics

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

Population
23,127
Median age
35.9yrs
Median household income
$69,168
Median home value
$256,200
Median gross rent
$928/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.9%
Poverty rate
16.1%

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 Rock Springs

How Rock Springs 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).

White75.0%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%
Two or more races3.4%
Black2.3%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Asian0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Rock Springs

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 Rock Springs.

Rock Springs at a glance
Employed Residents
11,904
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
54.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
3.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Green River
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs 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

65 / 100

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

Rock Springs

11,904 commutes, one dot at a time

Rock Springs

Where 11,904 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Rock Springs0.0 mi6,505
2Green River13.3 mi510
3North Rock Springs4.4 mi266
4Evanston93.0 mi172
5Casper172.1 mi136
6Reliance5.1 mi130
7Cheyenne232.4 mi114
8Lyman58.3 mi113

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Rock Springs.

1Rock Springs0.0 mi6,505
2Green River13.3 mi1,312
3North Rock Springs4.4 mi624
4Casper172.1 mi261
5Clearview Acres2.6 mi184
6Evanston93.0 mi169
7Reliance5.1 mi124
8Cheyenne232.4 mi112

Top industries

The sectors that employ Rock Springs’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%)
RTRetail Trade16.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.1%
EDEducational Services13.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.2%
MNMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction6.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
PAPublic Administration4.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.6%
COConstruction3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Rock Springs

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

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps67%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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