Moving to Kemmerer, Wyoming
Population: 2,651. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,560 (-3.4% change)
Males: 1,351 (51.0%), Females: 1,300 (49.0%)
Lincoln County
Zip code: 83101
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $47,353
Median house value: $80,300
Population by Race
Races in Kemmerer:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (24.4%), German (15.5%), Italian (8.7%), Irish (8.4%), United States (4.9%), Danish (4.8%).
Elevation: 6958 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kemmerer
- High school or higher: 89.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kemmerer city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -441 (-14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Kemmerer:
- SOUTH LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (711 ONYX STREET/PO BOX 390)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kemmerer:
- EVANSTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
- WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
- WYOMING STATE HOSPITAL-CAMPBELL HALL (about 45 miles; EVANSTON, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kemmerer:
- ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 105 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Abbreviation: RKS)
- HILL AFB (about 109 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)
- OGDEN-HINCKLEY (about 109 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: OGD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kemmerer:
- KEMMERER MUNI (about 2 miles; KEMMERER, WY; Abbreviation: EMM)
- FORT BRIDGER (about 30 miles; FORT BRIDGER, WY; Abbreviation: FBR)
- COKEVILLE MUNI (about 33 miles; COKEVILLE, WY; Abbreviation: U06)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kemmerer:
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 114 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 123 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 132 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
Schools
Public high school in Kemmerer:
- KEMMERER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 1525 THIRD WEST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kemmerer:
- KEMMERER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location: 1310 ANTELOPE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- KEMMERER ELEMENTARY (Students: 128; Location: 1401 LINCOLN HEIGHTS DRIVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- THOMAN RANCH ELEMENTARY (Students: 2; Location: FONTENELLE RT, HWY 372; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Kemmerer:
- LINCOLN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $590,890; Location: 519 EMERALD; 110,585 books; 3,072 audio materials; 2,813 video materials; 269 serial subscriptions)