Population

Cheyenne's current population is 27,482 people with 12,324 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 4.8% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.5% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 37.1 which is slightly below the state average of 38.6 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.15 persons. This area is not very family centric with 51.4% of the households being family households and with 26.7% having children in the home and 17.9% of the population being under 15 and an additional 12.8% being under 24. Another 29.1% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 23.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 16.8% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Cheyenne has a daytime employee population of 24,984 versus a permanent population of 27,482 meaning the daytime employee population is 90.9% of the permanent population living in the area and 67.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 29.2% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Cheyenne is higher than the state and lower than US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Cheyenne area are White 82.4%, Black 3.8%, Native American 1.3%, Asian 1.5%, 6.3% other races and 20.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Cheyenne, Wyoming		Wyoming	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Cheyenne
		Wyoming
Latitude / Longitude:		41.139981, -104.820246
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		27,482	51,916	596,471	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		26,238	48,668	565,346	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		27,501	51,623	595,475	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		28,178	53,567	608,646	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		4.8%	6.1%	5.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.5%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		37.1	36.8	38.6	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.3%	6.6%	6.4%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.9%	6.2%	6.3%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.6%	6.0%	6.3%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		12.8%	13.5%	12.6%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		29.1%	27.6%	26.1%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		8,007	14,326	155,851	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		23.3%	22.5%	24.5%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,414	11,702	146,119	83,512,738
65 years and over		16.8%	17.5%	17.7%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		4,629	9,102	105,739	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		17.9%	18.8%	19.0%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		4,914	9,772	113,413	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages