Cheyenne city, WY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 64,795 ( 5,329 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 2008.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	49,130	75.82%	4.9%
Black:	1,671	2.58%	6.6%
Indian:	309	0.48%	16.7%
Asian:	946	1.46%	19.3%
2+ races:	1,824	2.82%	45.7%
Hispanic:	10,663	16.46%	24.1%

Total non-White:	15,665	24.18%	23.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2,312	4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,017	6.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
59,466
46,818	78.73%
1,567	2.64%
371	0.62%
793	1.33%
1,252	2.11%
8,594	14.45%
12,648	21.27%

2000
52,763
42,877	81.26%
1,224	2.32%
399	0.76%
503	0.95%
873	1.65%
6,809	12.90%
9,886	18.74%

1990
50,008
41,675	83.34%
1,506	3.01%
422	0.84%
601	1.20%
n/a
5,804	11.61%
8,333	16.66%

1980
47,283
39,861	84.30%
1,273	2.69%
288	0.61%
401	0.85%
n/a
5,442	11.51%
7,422	15.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,941	7.5
2,762	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,202	2.4
1,553	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

1,814	3.8
911	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheyenne city, WY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.3
13,681	21.1%
51,114	78.9%
11,354	17.5%

28,306
2.26

16,457	58.1%
12,949	78.7%
1,349	8.2%
11,849	41.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
14,260	24.0%
45,206	76.0%
8,036	13.5%

25,557
2.29

15,269	59.7%
11,018	72.2%
1,977	12.9%
10,288	40.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
12,803	24.3%
39,960	75.7%
7,275	13.8%

22,346
2.32

14,204	63.6%
11,098	78.1%
1,531	10.8%
8,142	36.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
13,169	26.3%
36,839	73.7%
5,937	11.9%

20,245
2.44

13,792	68.1%
11,222	81.4%
1,373	10.0%
6,453	31.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
13,460	28.5%
33,823	71.5%
4,809	10.2%

18,207
2.58

12,704	69.8%
10,868	85.5%
975	7.7%
5,503	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Cheyenne city, WY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,122	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	844	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	956	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,382	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	869	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,172	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,039	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	659	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,149	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,220	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,743	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,406	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,456	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,139	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,614	9.2%
$200,000 or more	1,536	5.4%

Median Household Income	74,989
Per Capita Income	41,908

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,131	4.0%
Public Assistance	686	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,706	6.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	25,780	74.3%
Unemployed	837	2.4%
In Armed Forces	1,389	4.0%

Total Labor Force	28,006	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	6,681	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	10,793	8,119	57.1%
Non-Profit	613	1,301	32.0%
Self-Employed	1,331	1,273	51.1%

Local Government	1,842	1,758	51.2%
State Government	1,586	1,705	48.2%
Federal Government	1,326	976	57.6%

Total Private + Self	12,124	9,392	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,367	5,740	48.3%
Total	17,491	15,132	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	28.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,878	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,018	21.4%
Professional, Technical	8,076	24.6%
Service Occupations	5,216	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	113	0.3%
All others	7,577	23.1%

White Collar		61.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	5,140	15.7%
Health care and social assistance	4,758	14.5%
Public administration	3,706	11.3%
Educational services	2,941	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,447	7.5%
Construction	2,211	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,039	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,588	4.8%
Other services	1,448	4.4%
Finance and insurance	1,266	3.9%
Manufacturing	1,099	3.4%
Information	773	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	715	2.2%
Wholesale trade	669	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	552	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	442	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	436	1.3%
Utilities	273	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	244	0.7%
Management	18	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,007	12.36%
Puerto Rican	185	0.29%
Cuban	42	0.06%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	96	0.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	59	0.09%
Panamanian	31	0.05%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	351	0.54%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	138	0.21%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	69	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	144	0.22%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,981	3.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	322	0.50%
Chinese	161	0.25%
Korean	148	0.23%
Indian	86	0.13%
Taiwanese	33	0.05%
Indonesian	20	0.03%
Vietnamese	14	0.02%
Okinawan	11	0.02%
Burmese	10	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	57,560	94.4%
Spanish	2,172	3.6%
German, other Germanic	251	0.4%
Other Indo-European	210	0.3%
Other Asian	183	0.3%
Tagalog	163	0.3%
Other	146	0.2%
Korean	97	0.2%
Chinese	93	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,425	20.7%
Irish	8,823	13.6%
English	8,135	12.6%
American	3,818	5.9%
French	2,065	3.2%
Italian	1,852	2.9%
Scottish	1,811	2.8%
Norwegian	1,794	2.8%
Swedish	1,365	2.1%
European	1,266	2.0%
Polish	1,251	1.9%
Dutch	872	1.3%
Danish	788	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	666	1.0%
Scandinavian	636	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	63,852	98.5%
Not a citizen	943	1.5%

Native	62,764	96.9%
Foreign-born	2,031	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
711	1.6%	1,642	3.6%	11,166	24.6%	17,704	39.0%	8,800	19.4%	5,398	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	711	1.6%
9-12 Years	1,642	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,166	24.6%
Some College	17,704	39.0%
Bach. Degree	8,800	19.4%
Grad Degree	5,398	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,415	D +1,155	D + 7.8%
D +2,570
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	16,102	55.8%	Joe Biden (D)	11,423	39.6%	1,310	4.5%	28,835	-14	9	10.42%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	14,687	54.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8,853	33.1%	3,214	12.0%	26,754	-13	9	10.46%

2020 President, Cheyenne city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

11,423

39.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

16,102

55.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

758

2.6%

Other

552

1.9%

TOTAL

28,835

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Cheyenne city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

8,853

33.1%

Donald Trump (R)

14,687

54.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,898

7.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

326

1.2%

Other

990

3.7%

TOTAL

26,754

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cheyenne city, WY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	57%	Cynthia Lummis (R)	17,278	60.3%	Merav Ben David (D)	11,240	39.2%	139 [+]	0.5%	28,657	-13	10.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 139 (0.5%);
2018	S1	43%	John Barrasso* (R)	11,347	53.7%	Gary Trauner (D)	9,169	43.4%	614 [+]	2.9%	21,130	-13	10.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Joseph Porambo (Libertarian) 568 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 46 (0.2%);
2018	G	43%	Mark Gordon (R)	11,918	56.2%	Mary Throne (D)	8,458	39.9%	823 [+]	3.9%	21,199	-11	10.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rex Rammell (Constitution) 513 (2.4%); Lawrence Struempf (Libertarian) 232 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 78 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	30,285
Median Value	$283,100

Occupied	28,306	93.5%
Vacant	1,979	6.5%

Owned	19,575	69.2%
Rented	8,731	30.8%
Median Rent	$993

Single-Family Units	22,408	74.0%
Detached	19,382	64.0%
Attached	3,026	10.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,506	11.6%
Mobile Homes	849	2.8%

Cheyenne city, WY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheyenne city, WY

2022 Housing Data for Cheyenne city, WY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cheyenne city, WY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cheyenne city, WY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cheyenne city, WY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cheyenne city, WY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cheyenne city, WY