Afton town, WY

Lincoln County, WY

2022 population: 2,303 ( 392 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population density: 518.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,911	82.98%	7.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	16	0.69%	33.3%
Asian:	7	0.30%	600.0%
2+ races:	113	4.91%	276.7%
Hispanic:	256	11.12%	216.0%

Total non-White:	392	17.02%	206.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	128	8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	264	16.7

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
1,911
1,783	93.30%
4	0.21%
12	0.63%
1	0.05%
30	1.57%
81	4.24%
128	6.70%

2000
1,815
1,714	94.44%
0	0.00%
13	0.72%
2	0.11%
21	1.16%
65	3.58%
101	5.56%

1990
1,394
1,372	98.42%
2	0.14%
14	1.00%
3	0.22%
n/a
3	0.22%
22	1.58%

1980
1,489
1,462	98.19%
0	0.00%
6	0.40%
7	0.47%
n/a
14	0.94%
27	1.81%

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

69	3.8
27	1.5

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

342	24.5
79	5.7

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

-90	-6.0
-5	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Afton town, 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
35.3
574	24.9%
1,729	75.1%
467	20.3%

930
2.43

559	60.1%
417	74.6%
66	11.8%
371	39.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.0
612	32.0%
1,299	68.0%
273	14.3%

703
2.68

496	70.6%
416	83.9%
37	7.5%
207	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
591	32.6%
1,224	67.4%
250	13.8%

646
2.78

470	72.8%
402	85.5%
43	9.1%
176	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
491	35.2%
903	64.8%
195	14.0%

483
2.89

373	77.2%
328	87.9%
31	8.3%
110	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
578	38.8%
911	61.2%
197	13.2%

489
3.04

392	80.2%
356	90.8%
21	5.4%
97	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Afton town, WY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	78	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	33	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	161	17.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	43	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	13.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	32	3.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	155	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	7.1%
$200,000 or more	46	4.9%

Median Household Income	52,273
Per Capita Income	30,930

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	2.4%
Public Assistance	4	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	126	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	975	83.8%
Unemployed	60	5.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,035	88.9%
Not in Labor Force	129	11.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	258	461	35.9%
Non-Profit	10	9	52.6%
Self-Employed	103	119	46.4%

Local Government	65	143	31.2%
State Government	22	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	58	0.0%

Total Private + Self	361	580	38.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	97	210	31.6%
Total	458	790	36.7%

Pct. Govt.	23.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	192	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	323	25.9%
Professional, Technical	224	17.9%
Service Occupations	233	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	1.1%
All others	276	22.1%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	187	15.0%
Educational services	174	13.9%
Manufacturing	170	13.6%
Construction	154	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	128	10.3%
Other services	101	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	81	6.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	48	3.8%
Information	35	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	34	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	31	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	1.4%
Finance and insurance	17	1.4%
Public administration	13	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	0.9%
Utilities	10	0.8%
Wholesale trade	8	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	171	7.43%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	85	3.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.26%
Japanese	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,003	96.8%
Spanish	54	2.6%
Tagalog	6	0.3%
Other Asian	5	0.2%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	929	40.3%
German	577	25.1%
Irish	298	12.9%
Scotch-Irish	147	6.4%
Welsh	106	4.6%
Swedish	102	4.4%
Danish	99	4.3%
Norwegian	82	3.6%
Scottish	76	3.3%
American	64	2.8%
Swiss	63	2.7%
French	48	2.1%
Italian	42	1.8%
French Canadian	39	1.7%
European	32	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,281	99.0%
Not a citizen	22	1.0%

Native	2,245	97.5%
Foreign-born	58	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.8%	76	5.3%	390	27.2%	635	44.3%	200	14.0%	120	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.8%
9-12 Years	76	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	390	27.2%
Some College	635	44.3%
Bach. Degree	200	14.0%
Grad Degree	120	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +228	R +192	D + 2.4%
D +36
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	889	86.1%	Joe Biden (D)	102	9.9%	42	4.1%	1,033	16	39	0.37%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	661	75.5%	Write-ins (I)	106	12.1%	108	12.3%	875	7	30	0.34%

2020 President, Afton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

102

9.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

889

86.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,033

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Afton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7.5%

Donald Trump (R)

661

75.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

106

12.1%

TOTAL

875

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 30

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Afton town, WY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	61%	Cynthia Lummis (R)	928	90.2%	Merav Ben David (D)	97	9.4%	4 [+]	0.4%	1,029	17	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%);
2018	S1	45%	John Barrasso* (R)	624	87.4%	Gary Trauner (D)	71	9.9%	19 [+]	2.7%	714	20	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Joseph Porambo (Libertarian) 19 (2.7%);
2018	G	44%	Mark Gordon (R)	585	82.6%	Mary Throne (D)	74	10.5%	49 [+]	6.9%	708	16	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rex Rammell (Constitution) 33 (4.7%); Lawrence Struempf (Libertarian) 13 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (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	1,042
Median Value	$296,300

Occupied	930	89.3%
Vacant	112	10.7%

Owned	537	57.7%
Rented	393	42.3%
Median Rent	$724

Single-Family Units	679	65.2%
Detached	631	60.6%
Attached	48	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	161	15.5%
Mobile Homes	86	8.3%

Afton town, WY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Afton town, WY

2022 Housing Data for Afton town, WY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Afton town, WY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Afton town, WY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Afton town, WY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Afton town, WY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Afton town, WY