Population
193 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Wyoming
City profile · Wyoming · Census ACS 2023
Fort Bridger, WY
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fort Bridger - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 193
- Residents
- $963
- Median rent (state)
Fort Bridger - the verdict
193 people call Fort Bridger, Wyoming home. Source: Census ACS.
- 12th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Fort Bridger, WY
Fort Bridger is a small town in Wyoming, home to 193 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 23.7 years. Educational attainment runs 0.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 87.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Wyoming run below the national norm: the state registers 92.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $963 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $180 across Wyoming, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Fort Bridger workers runs 9.0 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 16.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.7 (US=100)
Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Wyoming average
How does Fort Bridger compare to other US cities?
Here's how Fort Bridger stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Median rent 12% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Fort Bridger against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wyoming only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wyoming-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Fort Bridger near the bottom of Wyoming's cities
Among the 150 Wyoming cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Fort Bridger ranks #73 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Fort Bridger only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#73 of 150
0th percentile in Wyoming
Poverty Rate
#107 of 149
0th percentile in Wyoming
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#142 of 150
0th percentile in Wyoming
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Wyoming only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Fort Bridger in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 0.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 87.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
193
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
23.7
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
9.0 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 136 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Wyoming - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$40
avg/month
Total Utilities
$180
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Wyoming state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Wyoming state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fort Bridger sits in
Cost of Living Index
92.7
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$963/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
16.7 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Wyoming
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Bridger's 193 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Fort Bridger compares to nearby Wyoming cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WY OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Fort Bridger, WY?
What is the population of Fort Bridger, WY? +
Fort Bridger, WY has a population of 193 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Fort Bridger? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fort Bridger; the closest available measure is the Wyoming state average, a cost of living index of 92.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Wyoming vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.