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Casper, WY

Casper, WY
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Casper, WY

Casper, WY
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gross metro product
$5.2B
population
79.1K
median household income
$63,199
median home price
$236,000
cost of living
2% below nat'l avg
college attainment
24.2%
net migration
-50 (year: 2018)
unemployment
4%
major industries
Financial services, Energy
job growth
0.9% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
population
60.0K
median home price
$201,000
As of August 2018
Casper is nicknamed The Oil City and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. Casper is home to Casper College, a community college, and the University of Wyoming. The city has a number of museums including Fort Caspar Museum and National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, a federally funded and operated museum. The development of coal and uranium fields in recent decades has helped Casper continue its role as a center in the energy industry.
On forbes lists
#145
In Cost of Doing Business
#202
In Job Growth
#103
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
0.9% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.5%
Unemployment
4%
Median Household Income
$63,199
Household Income Growth
2.3%
High-Tech Employment
0.7%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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