2022 population: 2,380 ( 104 from 2010 , 89 from 2020)
Land area: 2626.0 square miles
Population density: 0.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,126	89.33%	10.0%
Black:	23	0.97%	475.0%
Indian:	35	1.47%	75.0%
Asian:	14	0.59%	55.6%
2+ races:	59	2.48%	63.9%
Hispanic:	123	5.17%	136.5%

Total non-White:	254	10.67%	106.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	60	12.2
Deaths:	85	17.2
Net Migration:	-62	-12.6
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-235	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	131	5.3

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
2,484
2,361	95.05%
4	0.16%
20	0.81%
9	0.36%
36	1.45%
52	2.09%
123	4.95%

2000
2,407
2,337	97.09%
3	0.12%
11	0.46%
2	0.08%
17	0.71%
36	1.50%
70	2.91%

1990
2,499
2,414	96.60%
8	0.32%
20	0.80%
2	0.08%
n/a
55	2.20%
85	3.40%

1980
2,924
2,905	99.35%
3	0.10%
6	0.21%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.34%
19	0.65%

1970
2,924
2,917	99.76%
0	0.00%
6	0.21%
1	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
181	7.5
249	10.3
24	1.0
15	0.6

24	1.0
53	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
276	11.0
309	12.4
175	7.0
0	0.0

-77	-3.1
-15	-0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
439	15.0
365	12.5
-495	-16.9
n/a

-491	-16.8
66	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-70	-2.4
n/a

-12	-0.4
12	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Niobrara County, 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
43.6
446	18.7%
1,934	81.3%
593	24.9%

1,072
2.08

603	56.2%
492	81.6%
59	9.8%
469	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
470	18.9%
2,014	81.1%
513	20.7%

1,069
2.12

659	61.6%
539	81.8%
45	6.8%
410	38.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
539	22.4%
1,868	77.6%
454	18.9%

1,023
2.25

690	67.4%
589	85.4%
43	6.2%
333	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
605	24.2%
1,894	75.8%
478	19.1%

1,020
2.33

696	68.2%
601	86.4%
50	7.2%
324	31.8%

1980
Number	Percent
35.3
762	26.1%
2,162	73.9%
506	17.3%

1,178
2.46

860	73.0%
769	89.4%
26	3.0%
318	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Niobrara County, WY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	71	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	47	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	123	11.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	47	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	48	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	39	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	101	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	86	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	127	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	12.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	55	5.1%
$200,000 or more	36	3.4%

Median Household Income	54,375
Per Capita Income	29,442

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	40	3.7%
Public Assistance	16	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	83	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	885	62.2%
Unemployed	62	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	947	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	475	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	253	215	54.1%
Non-Profit	5	31	13.9%
Self-Employed	135	138	49.5%

Local Government	70	103	40.5%
State Government	84	19	81.6%
Federal Government	13	4	76.5%

Total Private + Self	388	353	52.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	172	157	52.3%
Total	560	510	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	27.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	205	18.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	6.5%
Professional, Technical	182	16.5%
Service Occupations	293	26.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	102	9.2%
All others	352	31.9%

White Collar		41.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	184	16.7%
Educational services	168	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	121	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	109	9.9%
Public administration	83	7.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	72	6.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	5.9%
Utilities	63	5.7%
Other services	51	4.6%
Construction	46	4.2%
Information	34	3.1%
Finance and insurance	27	2.4%
Retail trade	26	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	26	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.5%
Wholesale trade	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	117	4.76%
Puerto Rican	2	0.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	4	0.16%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,278	95.9%
Spanish	39	1.6%
Other Asian	33	1.4%
German, other Germanic	17	0.7%
Other	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	609	24.8%
Irish	363	14.8%
English	326	13.3%
American	166	6.7%
Scotch-Irish	91	3.7%
Italian	86	3.5%
Norwegian	84	3.4%
Swedish	83	3.4%
European	74	3.0%
Swiss	58	2.4%
Dutch	46	1.9%
French	46	1.9%
Polish	44	1.8%
British	38	1.5%
Russian	32	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,460	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,460	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55	2.9%	97	5.2%	715	38.0%	638	33.9%	334	17.7%	43	2.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55	2.9%
9-12 Years	97	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	715	38.0%
Some College	638	33.9%
Bach. Degree	334	17.7%
Grad Degree	43	2.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,188	1,145	43	3.6%	5.1%
1991	1,176	1,130	46	3.9%	5.0%
1992	1,156	1,102	54	4.7%	5.4%
1993	1,137	1,097	40	3.5%	5.3%
1994	1,178	1,150	28	2.4%	4.9%
1995	1,225	1,197	28	2.3%	4.8%
1996	1,288	1,258	30	2.3%	5.0%
1997	1,225	1,201	24	2.0%	4.8%
1998	1,292	1,256	36	2.8%	4.8%
1999	1,335	1,298	37	2.8%	4.7%

2000	1,230	1,186	44	3.6%	3.8%
2001	1,211	1,163	48	4.0%	3.8%
2002	1,150	1,098	52	4.5%	4.0%
2003	1,146	1,092	54	4.7%	4.3%
2004	1,131	1,088	43	3.8%	3.8%
2005	1,127	1,084	43	3.8%	3.6%
2006	1,143	1,108	35	3.1%	3.0%
2007	1,207	1,173	34	2.8%	2.6%
2008	1,248	1,208	40	3.2%	2.9%
2009	1,298	1,234	64	4.9%	6.3%

2010	1,379	1,311	68	4.9%	6.9%
2011	1,375	1,315	60	4.4%	6.2%
2012	1,365	1,311	54	4.0%	5.5%
2013	1,360	1,312	48	3.5%	4.8%
2014	1,335	1,288	47	3.5%	4.3%
2015	1,317	1,278	39	3.0%	4.2%
2016	1,338	1,294	44	3.3%	5.4%
2017	1,313	1,276	37	2.8%	4.3%
2018	1,296	1,260	36	2.8%	4.0%
2019	1,236	1,201	35	2.8%	3.7%

2020	1,265	1,217	48	3.8%	5.8%
2021	1,254	1,208	46	3.7%	4.6%
2022	1,225	1,190	35	2.9%	3.6%
2023	1,168	1,138	30	2.6%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,325
Median Value	$195,600

Occupied	1,072	80.9%
Vacant	253	19.1%

Owned	755	70.4%
Rented	317	29.6%
Median Rent	$951

Single-Family Units	1,087	82.0%
Detached	1,061	80.1%
Attached	26	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59	4.5%
Mobile Homes	132	10.0%

Niobrara County, WY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Niobrara County, WY

2022 Housing Data for Niobrara County, WY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Niobrara County, WY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Niobrara County, WY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Niobrara County, WY

Historical Labor Force Data for Niobrara County, WY