Big Piney, Wyoming Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 408. Estimated population in July 2024: 455 (+11.5% change)
Males: 203 (49.8%), Females: 205 (50.2%)

Sublette County

Zip code: 83113

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $36,346
Median house value: $80,200

Population by Race

Races in Big Piney:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (26.0%), German (19.9%), Irish (12.7%), Danish (10.3%), Italian (9.6%), French (4.9%).

Elevation: 6820 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Big Piney, WY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Big Piney

  • High school or higher: 91.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Piney town

  • Never married: 16.0%
  • Now married: 68.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -51 (-11.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Big Piney:

  • SOUTH LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; KEMMERER, WY)
  • STAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 57 miles; AFTON, WY)
  • ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 78 miles; JACKSON, WY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Piney:

  • JACKSON HOLE (about 85 miles; JACKSON, WY; Abbreviation: JAC)
  • ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 99 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Abbreviation: RKS)
  • RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 121 miles; RIVERTON, WY; Abbreviation: RIW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Big Piney:

  • BIG PINEY-MARBLETON (about 4 miles; BIG PINEY, WY; Abbreviation: BPI)
  • RALPH WENZ FIELD (about 28 miles; PINEDALE, WY; Abbreviation: PNA)
  • AFTON MUNI (about 58 miles; AFTON, WY; Abbreviation: AFO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Piney:

  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 139 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 171 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 180 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)

Schools

Public high school in Big Piney:

  • BIG PINEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 650 PINEY DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Big Piney:

  • BIG PINEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 185; Location: 225 NICHOLS STREET SOUTH; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BIG PINEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 201 NICHOLS STREET SOUTH; Grades: 06 – 08)