Census place 5631855

Gillette

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Gillette city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Gillette.

According to the 2025 estimate, Gillette has a population of 34,024 and 1,458 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 11 covered Wyoming places are: typical commute is 18.8 minutes, above the comparison median of 16 minutes; median household income is $81,316, above the comparison median of $72,570; and median home value is $264,500, below the comparison median of $280,900. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
18.8 minutes
Above the comparison median of 16 minutes
median household income
$81,316
Above the comparison median of $72,570
median home value
$264,500
Below the comparison median of $280,900

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Gillette's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
34,024
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.1%
Population estimate
Density
1,458/sq mi
23.3 sq mi land area
Median age
34.2 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$81,316
Median home value
$264,500
Median gross rent
$976
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.8%
Typical commute
18.8 min
Drive-alone commute
81.4%
Public transit commute
0.7%
Walked to work
2.1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
26.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
52.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
66.1%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.2%
Working from home
3.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
92.1%
Homes built 2020+
0.8%
Households without a vehicle
4.2%
Households with children
36.9%
Residents with a disability
10.2%
Residents without insurance
14%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Campbell County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
2
Fire declarations
1
Tornado declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: GILLETTE CAMPBELL CO AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
58.9°F
Average low
32.7°F
Annual rainfall
13.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Gillette.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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