Green River is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 11,792 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Green River is the seventh largest community in Wyoming.

When you are in Green River, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.8% of Green River's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Green River is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Green River who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.52%), teaching (8.89%), and sales jobs (8.80%).

Being a small city, Green River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Green River Information and Demographics

The education level of Green River citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.36% of adults in Green River have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Green River in 2000 was $20,398, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,592 for a family of four.

The people who call Green River home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Green River is White, followed by Native American. Green River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Green River include German, English, Irish, French, and Norwegian.

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