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Carbon County, WY: population growth, jobs and income

Carbon County lost 71 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.5%).

Carbon County had an estimated 14,013 residents in 2025, down 3.4% (495 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Wyoming as a whole (+1.9%), and the 22nd fastest growth of 23 counties in Wyoming.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$842/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes25.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months332025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 59 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 4,062 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −3.5% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.9% in 2025, 0.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 30 new homes in 2025, or 2.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $70,511 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +13.0% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,741st.

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Carbon County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202514,013−71
202414,084−209
202314,293−216
202214,509−211
202114,720+212
202014,508–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Carbon County

Carbon County lost 495 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−492).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−3−32
International migrationfrom and to other countries−9+26
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−59−492
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+3
Total change−71−495

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn WyomingAmong U.S. counties
Population growth22nd of 232,741st of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents20th of 232,478th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth13th of 232,315th of 3,092
Median household income14th of 231,150th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate19th of 231,504th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents12th of 231,469th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Carbon County's population change (−3.4%) was ahead of 1 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 7.

5 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Carbon County's $70,511 (2020–24).

Carbon County, WY and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Carbon County, WY This county14,013−3.4%−4.22.1$70,511
Albany County, WY38,558+3.9%−6.12.8$61,917
Jackson County, CO1,211−12.2%−52.81.7$47,667
Routt County, CO25,329+2.0%−11.48.6$106,489
Natrona County, WY80,526+0.3%4.22.5$72,156
Converse County, WY13,824+0.6%1.50.7$81,558
Moffat County, CO13,122−1.1%−17.01.8$73,849
Sweetwater County, WY41,267−2.2%−4.00.8$75,034
Fremont County, WY39,464+0.7%−1.80.5$64,904

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Carbon County growing?

No. Its population fell 3.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 495 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Wyoming as a whole changed +1.9% over the same years. That ranks 22nd of 23 counties in Wyoming for population growth.

How many people moved to Carbon County?

On net, none in 2025: about 59 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Carbon County?

It averaged 3.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Carbon County?

About 14,013 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Carbon County?

Private employers there had 4,062 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −3.5% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.