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Wyoming

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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $17.94
Number of Renter Households 65,294
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 17,233
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 26%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 29,488
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 45%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$717/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,195/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$751/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$933/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 80 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 230,653 157,177 32,634 40,842 16,016 4,215 17,190 5,937 5,636 2,822 14,490 4,962 2,085 3,825 40,842 7,383 32,634 1,017 12,607 3,793 13,003 3,337 15,529 9,531 7,675 3,370 2,754
Renter 65,294 44,705 9,245 11,344 7,858 980 3,794 1,770 1,124 604 4,238 1,290 532 984 11,344 1,505 9,245 261 3,537 733 4,085 599 3,962 3,875 1,675 941 358
Percent Renters 28% 28% 28% 28% 49% 23% 22% 30% 20% 21% 29% 26% 26% 26% 28% 20% 28% 26% 28% 19% 31% 18% 26% 41% 22% 28% 13%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $13.41 $13.91 $11.90 $12.69 $12.15 $12.37 $15.27 $13.62 $12.65 $13.19 $11.79 $12.21 $12.23 $13.38 $12.69 $11.98 $11.90 $12.33 $13.15 $11.98 $14.15 $12.52 $14.85 $22.58 $11.98 $12.02 $14.15
One-Bedroom $14.45 $14.44 $14.37 $14.56 $13.88 $12.44 $15.37 $13.71 $12.73 $13.94 $12.73 $12.31 $12.31 $13.48 $14.56 $12.08 $14.37 $12.40 $13.23 $12.08 $14.65 $12.60 $15.17 $22.71 $12.08 $12.10 $14.25
Two-Bedroom $17.94 $18.07 $17.00 $18.21 $16.71 $15.88 $18.52 $17.56 $16.77 $15.88 $16.77 $16.19 $16.21 $16.90 $18.21 $15.88 $17.00 $15.88 $17.42 $15.88 $18.52 $16.13 $17.13 $28.65 $15.88 $15.88 $18.75
Three-Bedroom $24.81 $24.67 $24.15 $25.88 $23.75 $19.33 $25.42 $24.96 $20.40 $22.58 $23.08 $19.85 $21.77 $24.02 $25.88 $22.58 $24.15 $22.21 $23.29 $20.33 $23.40 $22.92 $23.38 $40.37 $21.87 $22.58 $22.83
Four-Bedroom $30.16 $30.23 $28.79 $31.02 $28.46 $25.63 $31.54 $29.85 $28.50 $27.00 $26.06 $25.98 $27.56 $28.73 $31.02 $27.06 $28.79 $27.00 $29.67 $22.79 $30.81 $27.42 $29.19 $48.81 $26.54 $24.10 $31.88
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $698 $723 $619 $660 $632 $643 $794 $708 $658 $686 $613 $635 $636 $696 $660 $623 $619 $641 $684 $623 $736 $651 $772 $1,174 $623 $625 $736
One-Bedroom $751 $751 $747 $757 $722 $647 $799 $713 $662 $725 $662 $640 $640 $701 $757 $628 $747 $645 $688 $628 $762 $655 $789 $1,181 $628 $629 $741
Two-Bedroom $933 $940 $884 $947 $869 $826 $963 $913 $872 $826 $872 $842 $843 $879 $947 $826 $884 $826 $906 $826 $963 $839 $891 $1,490 $826 $826 $975
Three-Bedroom $1,290 $1,283 $1,256 $1,346 $1,235 $1,005 $1,322 $1,298 $1,061 $1,174 $1,200 $1,032 $1,132 $1,249 $1,346 $1,174 $1,256 $1,155 $1,211 $1,057 $1,217 $1,192 $1,216 $2,099 $1,137 $1,174 $1,187
Four-Bedroom $1,569 $1,572 $1,497 $1,613 $1,480 $1,333 $1,640 $1,552 $1,482 $1,404 $1,355 $1,351 $1,433 $1,494 $1,613 $1,407 $1,497 $1,404 $1,543 $1,185 $1,602 $1,426 $1,518 $2,538 $1,380 $1,253 $1,658
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $27,902 $28,933 $24,760 $26,400 $25,280 $25,720 $31,760 $28,320 $26,320 $27,440 $24,520 $25,400 $25,440 $27,840 $26,400 $24,920 $24,760 $25,640 $27,360 $24,920 $29,440 $26,040 $30,880 $46,960 $24,920 $25,000 $29,440
One-Bedroom $30,056 $30,035 $29,880 $30,280 $28,880 $25,880 $31,960 $28,520 $26,480 $29,000 $26,480 $25,600 $25,600 $28,040 $30,280 $25,120 $29,880 $25,800 $27,520 $25,120 $30,480 $26,200 $31,560 $47,240 $25,120 $25,160 $29,640
Two-Bedroom $37,318 $37,580 $35,360 $37,880 $34,760 $33,040 $38,520 $36,520 $34,880 $33,040 $34,880 $33,680 $33,720 $35,160 $37,880 $33,040 $35,360 $33,040 $36,240 $33,040 $38,520 $33,560 $35,640 $59,600 $33,040 $33,040 $39,000
Three-Bedroom $51,601 $51,314 $50,240 $53,840 $49,400 $40,200 $52,880 $51,920 $42,440 $46,960 $48,000 $41,280 $45,280 $49,960 $53,840 $46,960 $50,240 $46,200 $48,440 $42,280 $48,680 $47,680 $48,640 $83,960 $45,480 $46,960 $47,480
Four-Bedroom $62,742 $62,882 $59,880 $64,520 $59,200 $53,320 $65,600 $62,080 $59,280 $56,160 $54,200 $54,040 $57,320 $59,760 $64,520 $56,280 $59,880 $56,160 $61,720 $47,400 $64,080 $57,040 $60,720 $101,520 $55,200 $50,120 $66,320
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 74 77 66 70 67 68 84 75 70 73 65 67 67 74 70 66 66 68 73 66 78 69 82 125 66 66 78
One-Bedroom 80 80 79 80 77 69 85 76 70 77 70 68 68 74 80 67 79 68 73 67 81 69 84 125 67 67 79
Two-Bedroom 99 100 94 100 92 88 102 97 93 88 93 89 89 93 100 88 94 88 96 88 102 89 95 158 88 88 103
Three-Bedroom 137 136 133 143 131 107 140 138 113 125 127 109 120 133 143 125 133 123 128 112 129 126 129 223 121 125 126
Four-Bedroom 166 167 159 171 157 141 174 165 157 149 144 143 152 159 171 149 159 149 164 126 170 151 161 269 146 133 176
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934 $934
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280 $280
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $28,688 $29,165 $27,900 $27,480 $29,610 $24,900 $31,830 $25,440 $29,340 $29,820 $24,300 $23,250 $25,320 $28,140 $27,480 $31,770 $27,900 $17,790 $25,200 $28,020 $32,280 $33,540 $31,590 $38,310 $28,440 $23,970 $24,060
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $47,813 $48,609 $46,500 $45,800 $49,350 $41,500 $53,050 $42,400 $48,900 $49,700 $40,500 $38,750 $42,200 $46,900 $45,800 $52,950 $46,500 $29,650 $42,000 $46,700 $53,800 $55,900 $52,650 $63,850 $47,400 $39,950 $40,100
Median Renter Household Income $45,807 $46,037 $42,059 $47,955 $34,203 $42,774 $42,987 $39,896 $36,077 $54,142 $46,343 $43,702 $50,895 $30,412 $47,955 $47,480 $42,059 $44,388 $47,006 $30,143 $39,960 $62,255 $54,976 $80,119 $44,870 $44,432 $37,731
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $717 $729 $698 $687 $740 $623 $796 $636 $734 $746 $608 $581 $633 $704 $687 $794 $698 $445 $630 $701 $807 $839 $790 $958 $711 $599 $602
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,195 $1,215 $1,163 $1,145 $1,234 $1,038 $1,326 $1,060 $1,223 $1,243 $1,013 $969 $1,055 $1,173 $1,145 $1,324 $1,163 $741 $1,050 $1,168 $1,345 $1,398 $1,316 $1,596 $1,185 $999 $1,003
Median Renter Household Income $1,145 $1,151 $1,051 $1,199 $855 $1,069 $1,075 $997 $902 $1,354 $1,159 $1,093 $1,272 $760 $1,199 $1,187 $1,051 $1,110 $1,175 $754 $999 $1,556 $1,374 $2,003 $1,122 $1,111 $943

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Bartenders 2,320 $11.34
Waiters and Waitresses 3,770 $11.45
Fast Food and Counter Workers 6,150 $11.57
Cashiers 6,230 $13.17
Retail Salespersons 8,490 $14.13
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,050 $14.30
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $14.45
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 3,760 $15.00
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,140 $15.14
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 2,180 $15.59
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,270 $15.69
Cooks, Restaurant 2,800 $17.01
Nursing Assistants 2,620 $17.37
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,970 $17.42
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,380 $17.61
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $17.94
Stockers and Order Fillers 5,050 $18.21
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,650 $19.37
Construction Laborers 2,940 $19.40
Office Clerks, General 6,980 $19.52
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,390 $19.58
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,860 $20.80
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,820 $21.10
All Occupations 268,110 $22.80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6,020 $24.97
Carpenters 2,490 $25.18
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2,710 $30.44
Electricians 2,350 $31.11
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 3,880 $31.79
Accountants and Auditors 2,120 $33.57
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,920 $35.89
Registered Nurses 5,070 $39.00
General and Operations Managers 7,080 $41.30

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