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Population
66,507
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$333,700
Owner-occupied units
Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming · 41.128° N, 104.799° W · 40 sq mi
Cheyenne is a city in Wyoming, with a population of 66,507 and about 1,670 residents per square mile. The median household earns $78,839 a year, and the median home is worth $333,700.
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Size & density
Land area
40 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,670
People per square mile
Rank by population
#634
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#333
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$78,839
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,118
Per month
Homeownership
67.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
16 min
One way
People
Median age
38.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
33.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
2.9%
Households
29,240
2.21 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.2%
Retail trade 14.3%
Public administration 11.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Wyoming
State bird
Western Meadowlark
State flower
Indian Paintbrush
State capital
Cheyenne
Nickname
The Equality State
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Cities near Cheyenne
- Fort Collins, CO42 mi · 171,500
- Greeley, CO49 mi · 115,073
- Loveland, CO51 mi · 81,387
- Longmont, CO68 mi · 100,109
- Boulder, CO80 mi · 105,689
- Broomfield, CO82 mi · 79,174
- Thornton, CO84 mi · 147,766
- Commerce City, CO86 mi · 72,345
Cities about the same size
- Victoria, TX66,500
- Shoreline, WA66,542
- Skokie, IL66,544
- Eagle Mountain, UT66,557
- Brentwood, CA66,607
- Port Orange, FL66,395
- Malden, MA66,370
- Union City, NJ66,656
More in Wyoming
- Casper58,771
Wealthiest person in Wyoming
Name
John Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Jackson
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Wyoming · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Wyoming
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This state's largest business is privately held, so no public-company revenue is published.