West River, Wyoming

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Population in July 2007: 303.
Males: 154  (51.1%)
Females: 149  (48.9%)
Median resident age:

38.5 years
Wyoming median age:

36.2 years

Zip codes: 82401.

Estimated median household income in 2021: $79,884 (it was $46,750 in 2000)
West River:

$79,884
WY:

$65,204

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $34,380 (it was $19,238 in 2000)

West River CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $284,390 (it was $115,400 in 2000)
West River:

$284,390
WY:

$266,400
March 2022 cost of living index in West River: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in West River, WY (2000)
    • 28990.0%White alone
    • 278.4%Hispanic
    • 30.9%Two or more races
    • 20.6%American Indian alone

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Ancestries: German (33.6%), English (24.3%), French (11.2%), Portuguese (10.0%), Irish (6.5%), Danish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 57.2 square miles.

Population density: 5.3 people per square mile   (very low).

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5 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.6%
Wyoming:

2.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
West River CDP:

0.8% ($931)
Wyoming:

0.7% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (120.0 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (329.9 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (763.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Washakie Ten, WY (1.9 miles ),
Worland, WY (2.4 miles ),
Airport Road, WY (2.6 miles ),
Mc Nutt, WY (2.9 miles ),
South Flat, WY (3.4 miles ),
Manderson, WY (3.5 miles),
Winchester, WY (4.2 miles),
Basin, WY (4.4 miles )

Latitude: 44.10 N, Longitude: 107.98 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

Distribution of median household income in West River, WY in 2021
West River satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

5.7%
Wyoming:

4.1%
Most common occupations in West River, WY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (9.7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.3%)
  • Extraction workers (8.3%)
  • Teachers, secondary school (6.9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6.9%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Extraction workers (16.9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (14.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14.1%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
  • Art and design workers (7.0%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (24.7%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (19.2%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (19.2%)
  • Teachers, secondary school (13.7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.2%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (6.8%)

Average climate in West River, Wyoming

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 49.4. This is significantly better than average.

City:

49.4
U.S.:

74.2
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 32.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

32.9
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

West River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 945% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 136.2 miles away from West River center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 289.2 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 142.0 miles away from West River center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 175.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 269.0 miles away from West River center
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi) earthquake occurred 354.2 miles away from West River center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Washakie County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
West River topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near West River:

  • WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 6 miles away; WORLAND, WY)
  • BETHESDA CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WORLAND, WY)
  • WORLAND HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; WORLAND, WY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West River:

  • Sheridan College (about 70 miles; Sheridan, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,070)
  • Montana State University-Billings (about 121 miles; Billings, MT; FT enrollment: 4,319)
  • Casper College (about 121 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
  • Western Wyoming Community College (about 185 miles; Rock Springs, WY; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • Montana State University (about 186 miles; Bozeman, MT; FT enrollment: 12,942)
  • Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 191 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 30,522)
  • Black Hills State University (about 206 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)

Public elementary/middle school in West River:

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Points of interest:

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Reservoirs: Leithead Reservoir (A), Sand Butte Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Sixmile Creek (A), North Fork Tenmile Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Washakie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.8 people
Wyoming:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

85.8%
Whole state:

67.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

2.7%
Whole state:

5.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

15.2%
Whole state:

11.4%

For population 15 years and over in West River:

Marital status in West River, WY
  • Never married: 9.8%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

For population 25 years and over in West River:

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
Wyoming average:

10.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for West River, WY (based on Washakie County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,33015
Other1,1304
Catholic8091
Mainline Protestant7575
Orthodox--
None4,507-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Here:

3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Washakie County:

6.40 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

5.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
Here:

19.19 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

10.08 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.7%
Wyoming:

7.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

23.9%
Wyoming:

24.4%

Strongest AM radio stations in West River:

  • KWOR (1340 AM; 1 kW; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)
  • KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPOW (1260 AM; 5 kW; POWELL, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
  • KTHE (1240 AM; 1 kW; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: CARJIM, LLC)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)

Strongest FM radio stations in West River:

  • K273AD (102.5 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CASTING, INC)
  • KKLX (96.1 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)
  • K244CK (96.7 FM; COWLEY, ETC., WY; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • KZMQ-FM (100.3 FM; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
  • KWYW (99.1 FM; LOST CABIN, WY; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
  • KDNO (101.7 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: CARJIM, LLC)
  • KWRR (89.5 FM; ETHETE, WY; Owner: BUSINESS COUNCIL OF THE NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE)
  • KZZS (98.3 FM; STORY, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING, L.L.C.)
  • KUWP (90.1 FM; POWELL, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • K203BI (88.5 FM; WORLAND, WY; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 8Number of bridges
  • 43ft / 13.0mTotal length
  • $520,000Total costs
  • 9,376Total average daily traffic
  • 674Total average daily truck traffic
  • 13,126Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West River, WY
  • 57.4%Utility gas
  • 14.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.0%Electricity
  • 9.3%Wood
  • 5.6%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West River, WY
  • 55.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 44.4%Utility gas


West River compared to Wyoming state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
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