Population

66,507

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$333,700

Owner-occupied units

Cheyenne, WY

Wyoming · 41.128° N, 104.799° W · 40 sq mi

Cheyenne is a city in Wyoming, with a population of 66,507 and about 1,670 residents per square mile. The median household earns $78,839 a year, and the median home is worth $333,700.

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Size & density

Land area

40 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,670

People per square mile

Rank by population

#634

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#333

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$78,839

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,118

Per month

Homeownership

67.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

16 min

One way

People

Median age

38.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

33.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

2.9%

Households

29,240

2.21 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.2^%

Retail trade 14.3^%

Public administration 11.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Wyoming

Name

John Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Jackson

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Wyoming · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

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This state's largest business is privately held, so no public-company revenue is published.

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State of Wyoming

State bird

Western Meadowlark

State flower

Indian Paintbrush

State capital

Cheyenne

Nickname

The Equality State

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