Gillette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 19,682 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Gillette is the fourth largest community in Wyoming.

When you are in Gillette, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.0% of Gillette's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Gillette is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gillette who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.76%), sales jobs (10.50%), and management occupations (6.92%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gillette spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.92 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Gillette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Gillette Information and Demographics

The population of Gillette overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Gillette, 17.83% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gillette in 2000 was $19,749, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,996 for a family of four.

The people who call Gillette home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gillette is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gillette include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Gillette is English. Some people also speak Spanish.