Moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming

About Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne

Cheyenne ( shy-AN or shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Laramie County and had 100,512 residents as of the 2020 census. Local residents named the town for the Cheyenne Native American people in 1867 when it was founded in the Dakota Territory. Along with Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Topeka, Kansas, Cheyenne is one of three state capitals with an indigenous name in a state with an indigenous name.

Cheyenne is the northern terminus of the extensive Southern Rocky Mountain Front, which extends southward to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and includes the fast-growing Front Range Urban Corridor. Cheyenne is situated on Crow Creek and Dry Creek.

Gender
Gender Cheyenne Wyoming Country
Female 49.6% 49% 50.8%
Male 50.4% 51% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Cheyenne Wyoming Country
Less than $10,000 4.9% 5.2% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7% 8.8% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5% 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.2% 18.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.6% 14.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5% 17.5% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7% 6.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.2% 5% 8.3%
Education


Education Cheyenne Wyoming Country
< 9th Grade 1% 1% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 29% 27.0%
Other College 25% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 11% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Cheyenne Wyoming Country
White 77.1% 83.6% 60.1%
African American 1.5% 0.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 2% 0.6%
Asian 1.5% 0.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 15.9% 10.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity