Moving to Rock River, Wyoming
Population: 235. Estimated population in July 2024: 214 (-8.9% change)
Males: 127 (54.0%), Females: 108 (46.0%)
Albany County
Zip code: 82083
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $24,306
Median house value: $53,800
Population by Race
Races in Rock River:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (39.6%), English (32.3%), Irish (31.9%), Scotch-Irish (11.1%), Scottish (6.0%), Welsh (4.7%).
Elevation: 6891 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rock River
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 21.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rock River town
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rock River:
- IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 68 miles; WHEATLAND, WY)
- WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 79 miles; CASPER, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock River:
- LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Abbreviation: LAR)
- NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 87 miles; CASPER, WY; Abbreviation: CPR)
- CHEYENNE (about 91 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock River:
- MEDICINE BOW (about 16 miles; MEDICINE BOW, WY; Abbreviation: 80V)
- SHIVELY FIELD (about 62 miles; SARATOGA, WY; Abbreviation: SAA)
- WALDEN-JACKSON COUNTY (about 73 miles; WALDEN, CO; Abbreviation: 33V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock River:
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 13 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 121 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 128 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
Schools
Public high school in Rock River:
- ROCK RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rock River:
- ROCK RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 45; Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: PK – 06)
- ROCK RIVER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 262 NORTH MORRIS; Grades: 07 – 08)
- RIVER BRIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 2; Location: GARRETT ROUTE; Grades: KG – 08)
- COZY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 1; Location: 666 ALBANY COUNTY ROAD #727; Grades: KG – 08)