Laramie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 27,213 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Laramie is the third largest community in Wyoming.

Unlike some cities, Laramie isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Laramie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Laramie is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laramie who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.38%), teaching (12.08%), and sales jobs (9.37%).

Also of interest is that Laramie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Laramie is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Laramie culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Laramie really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Laramie every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Laramie. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Laramie benefits directly from this.

One of the benefits of Laramie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Laramie is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Laramie Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Laramie. 46.75% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Laramie in 2000 was $16,036, which is lower middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,144 for a family of four.

The people who call Laramie home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Laramie is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laramie include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, French, and European.

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