Moving to Basin, Wyoming

Population: 1,238. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,224 (-1.1% change)
Males: 589 (47.6%), Females: 649 (52.4%)

Big Horn County

Zip code: 82410

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.5 years
Median household income: $33,519
Median house value: $65,900

Population by Race

Races in Basin:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
• Hispanic (2.3%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (31.0%), English (17.4%), Irish (14.2%), United States (5.5%), Swedish (3.7%), Norwegian (2.9%).

Elevation: 3873 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Basin

• High school or higher: 82.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 10.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basin town

• Never married: 16.6%
• Now married: 62.3%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 10.7%
• Divorced: 9.4%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Basin:

• SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 9 miles; GREYBULL, WY)
• WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WORLAND, WY)
• NORTH BIG HORN HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; LOVELL, WY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basin:

• WORLAND MUNI (about 31 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)
• YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; CODY, WY; Abbreviation: COD)
• SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 80 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Basin:

• SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 9 miles; GREYBULL, WY; Abbreviation: GEY)
• NORTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 45 miles; COWLEY/LOVELL/BYRON, WY; Abbreviation: U68)
• HOT SPRINGS CO-THERMOPOLIS MUNI (about 52 miles; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Abbreviation: THP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basin:

• MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 99 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
• CASPER COLLEGE (about 158 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
• MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 216 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
• UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 241 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
• RICKS COLLEGE (about 256 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
• BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 289 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
• IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 319 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)

Schools

Public high school in Basin:

• RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: 919 WEST B; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Basin:

• LAURA IRWIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 118; Location: 101 SOUTH 12TH; Grades: KG – 04)

Libraries

Library in Basin:

• BIG HORN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $274,929; Location: 430 W. C STREET; 97,105 books; 1,309 audio materials; 645 video materials; 147 serial subscriptions)