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Wyoming

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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $20.25
Number of Renter Households 66,877
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 15,284
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 22%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 27,994
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 40%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$761/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,268/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$836/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,053/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 89 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Number of Households
Total 238,176 162,388 33,285 42,503 16,609 4,357 17,879 5,885 5,707 2,891 14,810 5,053 2,079 3,919 42,503 7,872 33,285 1,141 13,179 3,877 13,515 3,719 16,863 9,383 7,479 3,417 2,754
Renter 66,877 45,669 8,798 12,410 8,411 993 3,860 1,367 1,238 695 4,341 1,311 569 800 12,410 1,568 8,798 397 3,337 1,067 4,073 704 4,387 3,610 1,755 882 304
Percent Renters 28% 28% 26% 29% 51% 23% 22% 23% 22% 24% 29% 26% 27% 20% 29% 20% 26% 35% 25% 28% 30% 19% 26% 38% 23% 26% 11%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $14.95 $15.01 $14.52 $15.04 $13.69 $14.44 $15.21 $14.35 $14.71 $13.63 $13.60 $13.60 $13.60 $15.33 $15.04 $13.60 $14.52 $13.94 $13.29 $13.73 $15.98 $14.73 $15.69 $22.81 $13.60 $13.60 $15.19
One-Bedroom $16.08 $15.61 $16.69 $17.37 $15.54 $15.63 $16.85 $14.44 $14.81 $14.15 $13.67 $13.67 $13.67 $15.44 $17.37 $13.67 $16.69 $14.02 $13.77 $13.83 $16.08 $14.83 $15.79 $22.96 $13.67 $13.67 $15.29
Two-Bedroom $20.25 $19.76 $20.42 $21.94 $19.04 $17.94 $18.83 $18.88 $19.42 $17.94 $17.94 $17.94 $17.94 $20.25 $21.94 $17.94 $20.42 $18.35 $18.06 $18.13 $21.10 $19.40 $19.29 $30.15 $17.94 $17.94 $20.00
Three-Bedroom $27.49 $26.39 $28.62 $30.75 $26.67 $21.87 $24.81 $26.46 $24.60 $24.33 $25.12 $23.81 $25.13 $26.37 $30.75 $25.13 $28.62 $25.17 $25.31 $21.85 $25.42 $27.19 $24.00 $40.19 $25.13 $25.13 $25.10
Four-Bedroom $33.49 $32.49 $33.92 $36.85 $31.96 $28.77 $31.62 $31.06 $31.94 $29.50 $28.88 $30.13 $29.23 $33.29 $36.85 $30.13 $33.92 $30.17 $30.33 $29.81 $32.92 $31.90 $31.37 $50.13 $29.44 $28.15 $32.88
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $777 $780 $755 $782 $712 $751 $791 $746 $765 $709 $707 $707 $707 $797 $782 $707 $755 $725 $691 $714 $831 $766 $816 $1,186 $707 $707 $790
One-Bedroom $836 $812 $868 $903 $808 $813 $876 $751 $770 $736 $711 $711 $711 $803 $903 $711 $868 $729 $716 $719 $836 $771 $821 $1,194 $711 $711 $795
Two-Bedroom $1,053 $1,027 $1,062 $1,141 $990 $933 $979 $982 $1,010 $933 $933 $933 $933 $1,053 $1,141 $933 $1,062 $954 $939 $943 $1,097 $1,009 $1,003 $1,568 $933 $933 $1,040
Three-Bedroom $1,430 $1,372 $1,488 $1,599 $1,387 $1,137 $1,290 $1,376 $1,279 $1,265 $1,306 $1,238 $1,307 $1,371 $1,599 $1,307 $1,488 $1,309 $1,316 $1,136 $1,322 $1,414 $1,248 $2,090 $1,307 $1,307 $1,305
Four-Bedroom $1,741 $1,690 $1,764 $1,916 $1,662 $1,496 $1,644 $1,615 $1,661 $1,534 $1,502 $1,567 $1,520 $1,731 $1,916 $1,567 $1,764 $1,569 $1,577 $1,550 $1,712 $1,659 $1,631 $2,607 $1,531 $1,464 $1,710
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $31,092 $31,213 $30,200 $31,280 $28,480 $30,040 $31,640 $29,840 $30,600 $28,360 $28,280 $28,280 $28,280 $31,880 $31,280 $28,280 $30,200 $29,000 $27,640 $28,560 $33,240 $30,640 $32,640 $47,440 $28,280 $28,280 $31,600
One-Bedroom $33,448 $32,476 $34,720 $36,120 $32,320 $32,520 $35,040 $30,040 $30,800 $29,440 $28,440 $28,440 $28,440 $32,120 $36,120 $28,440 $34,720 $29,160 $28,640 $28,760 $33,440 $30,840 $32,840 $47,760 $28,440 $28,440 $31,800
Two-Bedroom $42,119 $41,093 $42,480 $45,640 $39,600 $37,320 $39,160 $39,280 $40,400 $37,320 $37,320 $37,320 $37,320 $42,120 $45,640 $37,320 $42,480 $38,160 $37,560 $37,720 $43,880 $40,360 $40,120 $62,720 $37,320 $37,320 $41,600
Three-Bedroom $57,181 $54,888 $59,520 $63,960 $55,480 $45,480 $51,600 $55,040 $51,160 $50,600 $52,240 $49,520 $52,280 $54,840 $63,960 $52,280 $59,520 $52,360 $52,640 $45,440 $52,880 $56,560 $49,920 $83,600 $52,280 $52,280 $52,200
Four-Bedroom $69,658 $67,588 $70,560 $76,640 $66,480 $59,840 $65,760 $64,600 $66,440 $61,360 $60,080 $62,680 $60,800 $69,240 $76,640 $62,680 $70,560 $62,760 $63,080 $62,000 $68,480 $66,360 $65,240 $104,280 $61,240 $58,560 $68,400
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 82 83 80 83 76 80 84 79 81 75 75 75 75 85 83 75 80 77 73 76 88 81 87 126 75 75 84
One-Bedroom 89 86 92 96 86 86 93 80 82 78 75 75 75 85 96 75 92 77 76 76 89 82 87 127 75 75 84
Two-Bedroom 112 109 113 121 105 99 104 104 107 99 99 99 99 112 121 99 113 101 100 100 116 107 106 166 99 99 110
Three-Bedroom 152 146 158 170 147 121 137 146 136 134 139 131 139 145 170 139 158 139 140 121 140 150 132 222 139 139 138
Four-Bedroom 185 179 187 203 176 159 174 171 176 163 159 166 161 184 203 166 187 166 167 164 182 176 173 277 162 155 181
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987 $987
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296 $296
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $30,420 $30,964 $29,490 $29,070 $31,230 $26,250 $33,840 $24,660 $30,960 $31,680 $26,550 $25,080 $29,100 $24,960 $29,070 $35,280 $29,490 $21,000 $29,850 $23,370 $32,400 $34,320 $32,250 $42,450 $31,080 $26,190 $30,210
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $50,700 $51,607 $49,150 $48,450 $52,050 $43,750 $56,400 $41,100 $51,600 $52,800 $44,250 $41,800 $48,500 $41,600 $48,450 $58,800 $49,150 $35,000 $49,750 $38,950 $54,000 $57,200 $53,750 $70,750 $51,800 $43,650 $50,350
Median Renter Household Income $47,780 $47,976 $43,179 $50,322 $36,904 $47,479 $40,552 $50,866 $41,088 $63,878 $44,409 $36,298 $38,369 $44,654 $50,322 $56,735 $43,179 $45,770 $44,566 $41,807 $44,248 $49,873 $53,834 $95,428 $43,904 $46,140
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $761 $774 $737 $727 $781 $656 $846 $617 $774 $792 $664 $627 $728 $624 $727 $882 $737 $525 $746 $584 $810 $858 $806 $1,061 $777 $655 $755
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,268 $1,290 $1,229 $1,211 $1,301 $1,094 $1,410 $1,028 $1,290 $1,320 $1,106 $1,045 $1,213 $1,040 $1,211 $1,470 $1,229 $875 $1,244 $974 $1,350 $1,430 $1,344 $1,769 $1,295 $1,091 $1,259
Median Renter Household Income $1,195 $1,199 $1,079 $1,258 $923 $1,187 $1,014 $1,272 $1,027 $1,597 $1,110 $907 $959 $1,116 $1,258 $1,418 $1,079 $1,144 $1,114 $1,045 $1,106 $1,247 $1,346 $2,386 $1,098 $1,153

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Bartenders 2,740 $10.77
Waiters and Waitresses 3,710 $12.40
Fast Food and Counter Workers 6,840 $13.80
Cashiers 5,330 $14.27
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,890 $14.80
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,360 $15.31
Retail Salespersons 9,190 $15.39
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $16.08
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,690 $17.41
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 2,330 $17.71
Cooks, Restaurant 3,250 $17.99
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,460 $18.24
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,930 $18.70
Nursing Assistants 2,680 $18.77
Customer Service Representatives 2,360 $19.25
Stockers and Order Fillers 4,660 $19.54
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $20.25
Office Clerks, General 7,010 $20.65
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,410 $21.27
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 3,120 $22.31
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,450 $22.41
Construction Laborers 3,300 $22.44
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,980 $23.47
All Occupations 278,500 $24.06
Carpenters 2,460 $27.34
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6,530 $29.49
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 3,880 $31.10
Electricians 2,710 $35.94
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2,290 $36.45
Accountants and Auditors 2,580 $37.87
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 3,510 $37.92
Registered Nurses 5,180 $40.02
General and Operations Managers 7,030 $46.44

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