Moving to Fort Washakie, Wyoming

Population: 1,477
Males: 744 (50.4%), Females: 733 (49.6%)

Fremont County

Zip code: 82514

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.2 years
Median household income: $18,906
Median house value: $60,300

Population by Race

Races in Fort Washakie:

  • American Indian (93.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: .

Elevation: 5568 feet

Land area: 20.9 square miles

Map of Fort Washakie, WY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Washakie

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 22.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Washakie CDP

  • Never married: 34.7%
  • Now married: 43.8%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

0.7% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Washakie:

  • LANDER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LANDER, WY)
  • RIVERTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; RIVERTON, WY)
  • HOT SPRINGS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 63 miles; THERMOPOLIS, WY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Washakie:

  • RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 33 miles; RIVERTON, WY; Abbreviation: RIW)
  • WORLAND MUNI (about 94 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)
  • ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 98 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Abbreviation: RKS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Washakie:

  • HUNT FIELD (about 20 miles; LANDER, WY; Abbreviation: LND)
  • SHOSHONI MUNI (about 58 miles; SHOSHONI, WY; Abbreviation: 49U)
  • RALPH WENZ FIELD (about 64 miles; PINEDALE, WY; Abbreviation: PNA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Washakie:

  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 181 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 191 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 200 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 228 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 233 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 237 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)