Worland, Wyoming

Population

Down 0.9% since 2020.

4,730

people, the 18th-largest of Wyoming's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Wyoming's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

5 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

52.2%

of 2,866 jobs located in Worland are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 44% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$703

a month. Wyoming's median is $992.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $40.

A $40 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Washakie County.

• $689 Tract 3.01
• $729 Tract 2

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,005–$1,507

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $703 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 11 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 18% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 93% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 2,451 homes here.

4–29

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 40% less than Wyoming's.

$185,300

median home value in Worland.

• $185,300 Worland
• $309,700 Wyoming
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year