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Hot Springs County, WY: population growth, jobs and income

Hot Springs County lost 6 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.1%).

Hot Springs County had an estimated 4,600 residents in 2025, down 0.5% (21 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Wyoming as a whole (+1.9%), and the 19th fastest growth of 23 counties in Wyoming.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$887/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes13.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • 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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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

0

2025

0.0 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 59 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 1,424 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $61,250 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +14.7% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,034th.

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Hot Springs County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20254,600−6
20244,606−45
20234,651+39
20224,612+12
20214,600−21
20204,621–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Hot Springs County

Hot Springs County lost 21 people since 2020 even though 251 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 279, and net international migration took away 2.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−63−279
International migrationfrom and to other countries−2−2
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+59+251
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+9
Total change−6−21

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 growth19th of 232,034th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1st of 23352nd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth18th of 232,719th of 3,092
Median household income22nd of 231,936th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate11th of 23873rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents23rd of 232,765th 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, Hot Springs County's population change (−0.5%) was ahead of 1 of its 3 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Fremont County and Park County).

Its median household income ($61,250, 2020–24) is lower than in all 3 of its neighbouring counties.

Hot Springs County, WY and its 3 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Hot Springs County, WY This county4,600−0.5%12.80.0$61,250
Fremont County, WY39,464+0.7%−1.80.5$64,904
Washakie County, WY7,597−0.8%1.20.5$65,714
Park County, WY31,171+5.1%3.15.8$73,035

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 Hot Springs County growing?

No. Its population fell 0.5% between 2020 and 2025, about 21 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Wyoming as a whole changed +1.9% over the same years. That ranks 19th of 23 counties in Wyoming for population growth.

How many people moved to Hot Springs County?

On net, about 59 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Hot Springs County?

It averaged 3.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Hot Springs County?

About 4,600 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Hot Springs County?

Private employers there had 1,424 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Wyoming

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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.