Rock Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 18,968 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Rock Springs is the fifth largest community in Wyoming.

Unlike some cities, Rock Springs isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rock Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rock Springs is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rock Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.47%), sales jobs (11.13%), and teaching (7.05%).

One of the benefits of Rock Springs is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.59 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.

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

Rock Springs Information and Demographics

The population of Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs, 18.09% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rock Springs in 2000 was $19,396, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,584 for a family of four.

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

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