82324 Zip Code (Elk Mountain, WY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 162
Zip code population in 2010: 268
Zip code population in 2000: 284

Houses and condos: 160
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 82324: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 243.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.666 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 82324:

• High school or higher: 87.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 82324:

• Never married: 14.1%
• Now married: 69.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 10.0%
• Divorced: 5.9%

• 
• • 15998.1%White
  • 31.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 82324, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,068 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,068
State:	$50,131

Salary/wage: $29,495 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,495
State:	$37,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,887 (reported on 53.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,887
Wyoming:	$2,408

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,757 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,757
State:	$6,819

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,548 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,548
State:	+$23,705

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,700 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,700
State:	-$8,252

Total itemized deductions: $15,700 (33% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,700
State:	$18,912

Here:	32.9% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,462 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

82324:	$3,462
State:	$8,551

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $10k, 57.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 41.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 82083, 82335, 82055, 82331, 82327, 82325.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 64

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (11 now married, 15 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 82324 with a mortgage: 11
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $534
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $412

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 82324 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 82324

• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 82324

• 4$600 to $649
• 15No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,399,345.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $228,780
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $231,779
• Two or more races householders: $231,779
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $231,779

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $229,053 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,131 - $254,977

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 151
• Mobile homes: 7
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 82324

• 66.6%41Drove a car alone
• 4.9%3Carpooled
• 6.5%4Walked
• 21.1%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 82324

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 530 to 34 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 101.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 162

• Male householders: 31 (14 living alone), Female householders: 35 (8 living alone)

• 30 spouses (30 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 62 children (34 natural, 21 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person

43 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (8 men).

94.8% of residents of 82324 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ELK MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (202 VETERANS in ELK MOUNTAIN, WY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0402001
  Organizations: CARBON #2 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ENERGY RESERVES INC (CARBON BASIN MINE in ELK MOUNTAIN, WY)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 72
• Midwest: 46
• South: 4
• West: 36

50% of the 82324 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wyoming.

86% of the 82324 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Medical Laboratories (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 6. The highest number of fires - 17 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (47.2%), and Outside Fires (39.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 82324
• 5147.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4339.8%Outside Fires
• 1211.1%Structure Fires
• 21.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 82324, Wyoming

Most common first names in zip code 82324 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Alice	3	88.0 years
Dorothy	3	75.3 years
John	3	84.6 years
Robert	3	69.3 years
Donald	2	76.0 years
Carl	2	87.0 years
Evelyn	2	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 82324 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	5	86.4 years
Wick	4	77.2 years
Anderson	3	79.7 years
Irene	3	78.0 years
Hansen	3	91.0 years
Takala	3	65.3 years
Kennedy	2	66.0 years
Hornbeck	2	66.6 years
Jones	2	84.5 years
Hammond	2	79.0 years