Uinta
Wyoming

What stands out

If you had to describe Uinta County in numbers, start here: rainfall is in the bottom 2% of American counties (10 inches a year), the average temperature is in the bottom 5% of American counties (43°F), and high-school completion is in the top 10% of American counties (94%). Within Wyoming it ranks 2nd of 23 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Uinta County, Wyoming. 20,546 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -23).

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 $78,164 a year, higher than 86% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,290. Unemployment runs 3.8%, higher than 65% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

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

Home

The median home costs $333K, pricier than 76% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $701 a month. Property tax is 0.59% of home value, roughly $1,317 a year on that median home, lower than 79% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 75% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 16 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.4 years, shorter than 55% of American counties. There are 32 active physicians in the county, about 15.6 per 10,000 people. 10.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.25 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 88% of American counties. 94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 64 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 67% 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 43°F, highs near 57 and lows near 30, colder than 95% of American counties. About 10 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 22 out of 100, safer than 78% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 107 Mbps down, slower than 85% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.