Your life in Natrona County, Wyoming

What stands out

Against every county in America, Natrona County is unusual in three ways: rainfall is in the bottom 3% of American counties (12 inches a year), home internet speed is in the top 8% of American counties (288 Mbps), and the average commute is in the bottom 10% of American counties (16 minutes). Within Wyoming it ranks 3rd of 23 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Natrona County, Wyoming. 79,506 people live here with you. The population grew 0.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +381).

Wyoming has no income tax, no estate tax and low property taxes, funded by mineral severance taxes and a sovereign wealth fund. It has the smallest population of any state, and Teton County around Jackson has the highest average income of any county in the country, with home prices to match. Winters are long and wind is constant; most of the state is more than an hour from a commercial airport.

Money

The typical household here brings in $69,104 a year, higher than 72% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $61,394. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 70% of American counties. 8% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 16 minutes each way.

Wyoming has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $313K, pricier than 72% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $896 a month. Property tax is 0.62% of home value, roughly $1,540 a year on that median home, lower than 75% of American counties. 73% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 57% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 25 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 75.4 years, shorter than 55% of American counties. There are 245 active physicians in the county, about 30.8 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 11.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.15 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 77% of American counties. 94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 51 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 59% of eligible voters turned out. Under Wyoming law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 46°F, highs near 59 and lows near 33, colder than 88% of American counties. About 12 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 41 out of 100, safer than 59% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 288 Mbps down, faster than 92% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 7 breweries, 4 museums.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Wyoming tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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