Carbon
Wyoming

What stands out

If you had to describe Carbon County in numbers, start here: the restaurant count per person is in the top 3% of American counties (1.9 per 1,000), rainfall is in the bottom 5% of American counties (14 inches a year), and the average temperature is in the bottom 6% of American counties (44°F). Within Wyoming it ranks 2nd of 22 counties for the restaurant count per person.

Where you are

You live in Carbon County, Wyoming. 14,609 people live here with you. The population shrank 1.4% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -209).

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 $65,196 a year, higher than 63% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $60,308. Unemployment runs 3.7%, higher than 61% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

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

Home

The median home costs $215K, cheaper than 58% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $848 a month. Property tax is 0.53% of home value, roughly $1,136 a year on that median home, lower than 84% of American counties. 73% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, lower than 58% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 17 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.8 years, longer than 62% of American counties. There are 16 active physicians in the county, about 11.0 per 10,000 people. 15.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.13 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 75% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 59 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 60% 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 44°F, highs near 56 and lows near 31, colder than 94% of American counties. About 14 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 11 out of 100, safer than 89% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 146 Mbps down, slower than 73% of American counties. There are 7 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 3 museums.