2022 population: 148,888 ( 6,931 from 2010 , 205 from 2020)
Land area: 5651.1 square miles
Population density: 26.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	113,647	76.33%	0.0%
Black:	2,589	1.74%	13.1%
Indian:	1,248	0.84%	2.4%
Asian:	1,766	1.19%	34.0%
2+ races:	3,150	2.12%	41.3%
Hispanic:	26,488	17.79%	25.8%

Total non-White:	35,241	23.67%	24.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,755	12.6
Deaths:	4,135	13.9
Net Migration:	51	0.2
Net Immigration:	85	0.3

Change in White population:	-55	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,986	4.9

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
141,957
113,702	80.10%
2,290	1.61%
1,219	0.86%
1,318	0.93%
2,229	1.57%
21,051	14.83%
28,255	19.90%

2000
131,096
108,530	82.79%
2,127	1.62%
1,203	0.92%
1,079	0.82%
1,672	1.28%
16,356	12.48%
22,566	17.21%

1990
121,540
103,451	85.12%
2,122	1.75%
1,494	1.23%
1,074	0.88%
n/a
13,399	11.02%
18,089	14.88%

1980
119,033
102,989	86.52%
1,881	1.58%
1,007	0.85%
757	0.64%
n/a
12,254	10.29%
16,044	13.48%

1970
103,677
91,059	87.83%
1,495	1.44%
595	0.57%
520	0.50%
n/a
9,775	9.43%
12,618	12.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,949	13.7
11,640	8.9
846	0.6
534	0.4

5,172	3.9
5,689	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
18,604	15.3
11,270	9.3
-2,156	-1.8
848	0.7

5,079	4.2
4,477	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
21,361	17.9
10,010	8.4
-8,420	-7.1
n/a

462	0.4
2,045	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,978	2.9
n/a

11,930	11.5
3,426	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

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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
38.8
34,237	23.0%
114,651	77.0%
26,692	17.9%

61,595
2.36

38,765	62.9%
30,247	78.0%
3,234	8.3%
22,830	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
34,254	24.1%
107,703	75.9%
20,220	14.2%

57,815
2.39

37,545	64.9%
28,749	76.6%
3,827	10.2%
20,270	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
33,244	25.4%
97,852	74.6%
17,910	13.7%

51,989
2.44

35,544	68.4%
28,515	80.2%
3,480	9.8%
16,445	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
33,661	27.7%
87,879	72.3%
15,160	12.5%

47,172
2.53

33,619	71.3%
28,136	83.7%
3,071	9.1%
13,553	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
35,509	29.8%
83,524	70.2%
12,700	10.7%

43,542
2.68

32,264	74.1%
28,198	87.4%
2,188	6.8%
11,278	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,487	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,508	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,072	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,648	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,237	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,814	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,228	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,796	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,610	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,080	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,430	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,524	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,721	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,369	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,337	8.7%
$200,000 or more	3,734	6.1%

Median Household Income	71,173
Per Capita Income	38,461

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,884	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,323	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,801	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	55,810	73.1%
Unemployed	1,817	2.4%
In Armed Forces	2,557	3.4%

Total Labor Force	60,184	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	16,133	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,389	17,989	56.5%
Non-Profit	1,743	3,749	31.7%
Self-Employed	4,389	3,171	58.1%

Local Government	3,590	3,684	49.4%
State Government	2,850	3,490	45.0%
Federal Government	2,031	1,677	54.8%

Total Private + Self	27,778	21,160	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,214	12,600	44.8%
Total	37,992	33,760	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	24.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,552	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,117	21.0%
Professional, Technical	16,658	23.1%
Service Occupations	11,809	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	968	1.3%
All others	17,906	24.9%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,749	22.0%
Retail trade	9,785	20.0%
Educational services	6,810	13.9%
Public administration	6,775	13.9%
Construction	5,651	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,896	10.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,150	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,303	6.8%
Manufacturing	3,222	6.6%
Other services	3,043	6.2%
Finance and insurance	2,558	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,355	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,799	3.7%
Wholesale trade	1,710	3.5%
Information	1,474	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,029	2.1%
Utilities	1,017	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	944	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	754	1.5%
Management	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20,230	13.58%
Puerto Rican	587	0.39%
Cuban	54	0.04%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	284	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	114	0.08%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	59	0.04%
Panamanian	71	0.05%
Salvadoran	40	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	887	0.60%
Argentinean	12	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	146	0.10%
Colombian	339	0.23%
Ecuadorian	1	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	166	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	223	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,899	2.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	374	0.25%
Indian	238	0.16%
Chinese	200	0.13%
Korean	181	0.12%
Japanese	180	0.12%
Taiwanese	44	0.03%
Vietnamese	22	0.01%
Indonesian	20	0.01%
Burmese	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	128,879	92.0%
Spanish	8,547	6.1%
German, other Germanic	660	0.5%
Other Asian	474	0.3%
Other Indo-European	391	0.3%
Other	273	0.2%
Chinese	239	0.2%
Tagalog	212	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	189	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	37,225	25.0%
Irish	18,019	12.1%
English	17,447	11.7%
American	7,904	5.3%
Norwegian	4,008	2.7%
Swedish	3,848	2.6%
French	3,492	2.3%
Italian	3,414	2.3%
Scottish	3,285	2.2%
European	2,829	1.9%
Polish	2,411	1.6%
Dutch	2,223	1.5%
Russian	1,859	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,611	1.1%
Danish	1,325	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	146,318	98.2%
Not a citizen	2,638	1.8%

Native	143,717	96.5%
Foreign-born	5,239	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,615	2.6%	4,481	4.4%	26,254	25.9%	39,082	38.5%	18,705	18.4%	10,385	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,615	2.6%
9-12 Years	4,481	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,254	25.9%
Some College	39,082	38.5%
Bach. Degree	18,705	18.4%
Grad Degree	10,385	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	60,646	57,921	2,725	4.5%
1991	60,426	58,025	2,401	4.0%
1992	61,766	59,171	2,595	4.2%
1993	62,706	60,111	2,595	4.1%
1994	63,522	60,854	2,668	4.2%
1995	63,481	60,915	2,566	4.0%
1996	63,870	61,276	2,594	4.1%
1997	63,985	61,518	2,467	3.9%
1998	64,403	61,900	2,503	3.9%
1999	65,305	62,935	2,370	3.6%

2000	64,933	62,493	2,440	3.8%
2001	64,548	61,935	2,613	4.0%
2002	65,505	62,740	2,765	4.2%
2003	66,587	63,511	3,076	4.6%
2004	66,695	63,749	2,946	4.4%
2005	66,546	63,799	2,747	4.1%
2006	66,922	64,552	2,370	3.5%
2007	67,863	65,705	2,158	3.2%
2008	68,628	66,103	2,525	3.7%
2009	69,731	65,575	4,156	6.0%

2010	72,603	67,833	4,770	6.6%
2011	73,341	68,928	4,413	6.0%
2012	73,784	69,758	4,026	5.5%
2013	74,209	70,801	3,408	4.6%
2014	74,037	70,906	3,131	4.2%
2015	73,982	71,238	2,744	3.7%
2016	74,783	71,839	2,944	3.9%
2017	74,109	71,436	2,673	3.6%
2018	74,125	71,407	2,718	3.7%
2019	74,621	71,956	2,665	3.6%

2020	75,625	71,988	3,637	4.8%
2021	73,854	71,035	2,819	3.8%
2022	73,559	71,161	2,398	3.3%
2023	73,318	71,229	2,089	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,741
Median Value	$253,025

Occupied	61,595	92.3%
Vacant	5,146	7.7%

Owned	43,965	71.4%
Rented	17,630	28.6%
Median Rent	$975

Single-Family Units	50,798	76.1%
Detached	46,364	69.5%
Attached	4,434	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,579	8.4%
Mobile Homes	4,992	7.5%

Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Cheyenne-Scottsbluff-Sterling, WY-NE Market Area