The Town Files

Carbon County, Wyoming

14,463 people. The median home is worth $222,700 (typical Wyoming town: $270,400) and the median household earns $70,511.

Towns in Carbon County

Towns in Carbon County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Rawlins8,221$217,100$64,77339.7

People and housing

Carbon CountyTypical Wyoming town
Median home value$222,700$270,400
Median rent$842$902
Median household income$70,511$69,545
Median age40.639.7
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%24.8%
Below the poverty line12.2%9.8%

Jobs and pay

6,532 jobs in 2024, average pay $60,308 a year.

Largest industries in Carbon CountyRetail727 jobs · $36,450Manufacturing645 jobs · $131,331Construction587 jobs · $88,024Health care & social assistan…396 jobs · $43,682Agriculture, forestry & fishi…185 jobs · $49,613Transportation & warehousing158 jobs · $77,900
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Carbon County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 4,473 storm events in Carbon County from 1996 to 2026, with 14 deaths.

Storm events in Carbon County by type since 1996Hail27Tornado6Blizzard45Wildfire6High Wind2,424Heavy Snow438Flash Flood6Winter Storm807Winter Weather487Cold/Wind Chill5
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Carbon County has been included in 5 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
September 26, 2020FireFM-5375: Mullen Fire
September 5, 2020FireFM-5347: 316 Fire
April 11, 2020BiologicalDR-4535: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3479: Covid-19
July 22, 2011Severe StormDR-4007: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).