About Powder River

Powder River is a tiny town located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 39 people and just one neighborhood, Powder River is the 68th largest community in Wyoming.

Powder River is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Powder River is a town of professionals, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Powder River who work in architecture and engineering (70.00%), management occupations (30.00%), and farm management (0.00%).

A very large number of seniors call Powder River home: people 65 and over are 28.21% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

One downside of living in Powder River is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Powder River, the average commute to work is 75.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Powder River is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Powder River, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Powder River Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Powder River ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Powder River in 2000 was $32,782, which is wealthy relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,128 for a family of four. Powder River also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Powder River living in poverty.

The people who call Powder River home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Powder River is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Powder River include English, Irish, and German.

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