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Wyoming

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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $20.98
Number of Renter Households 65,763
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 17,522
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 27%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 28,992
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 44%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$719/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,198/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$874/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,091/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 93 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 234,156 159,854 32,895 41,407 16,290 4,262 17,509 5,847 5,656 2,755 14,617 5,069 2,105 3,971 41,407 7,629 32,895 1,072 13,050 3,861 13,066 3,477 16,335 9,645 7,586 3,414 2,638
Renter 65,763 45,290 8,958 11,515 8,055 976 3,806 1,591 1,102 596 4,284 1,254 602 1,134 11,515 1,573 8,958 317 3,451 1,001 4,055 595 4,353 3,642 1,672 968 263
Percent Renters 28% 28% 27% 28% 49% 23% 22% 27% 19% 22% 29% 25% 29% 29% 28% 21% 27% 30% 26% 26% 31% 17% 27% 38% 22% 28% 10%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $15.71 $16.07 $14.60 $15.13 $14.75 $14.31 $16.88 $15.44 $14.81 $14.50 $14.88 $13.58 $13.15 $16.37 $15.13 $13.15 $14.60 $13.46 $14.75 $14.75 $16.83 $15.44 $17.23 $25.33 $13.15 $13.15 $15.40
One-Bedroom $16.80 $16.51 $17.17 $17.63 $16.17 $14.37 $17.96 $15.54 $14.92 $15.71 $14.98 $13.67 $13.25 $16.46 $17.63 $13.25 $17.17 $13.56 $14.85 $14.85 $16.85 $15.54 $17.44 $25.50 $13.25 $13.25 $15.50
Two-Bedroom $20.98 $20.72 $20.58 $22.33 $19.56 $17.40 $20.52 $19.96 $19.60 $17.63 $19.69 $17.96 $17.40 $21.15 $22.33 $17.40 $20.58 $17.40 $19.52 $19.50 $22.02 $19.96 $19.87 $33.50 $17.40 $17.40 $20.37
Three-Bedroom $28.66 $27.88 $29.00 $31.46 $27.56 $21.79 $27.56 $28.13 $24.50 $24.85 $27.58 $23.50 $24.52 $29.04 $31.46 $24.52 $29.00 $24.17 $27.02 $23.58 $26.62 $28.13 $25.56 $44.65 $24.52 $24.52 $24.62
Four-Bedroom $34.83 $34.13 $34.42 $37.88 $33.19 $27.50 $34.83 $33.19 $32.58 $29.33 $29.98 $29.50 $29.54 $35.17 $37.88 $29.54 $34.42 $28.94 $33.12 $27.25 $34.65 $33.19 $33.33 $55.69 $29.54 $27.10 $33.87
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $817 $836 $759 $787 $767 $744 $878 $803 $770 $754 $774 $706 $684 $851 $787 $684 $759 $700 $767 $767 $875 $803 $896 $1,317 $684 $684 $801
One-Bedroom $874 $859 $893 $917 $841 $747 $934 $808 $776 $817 $779 $711 $689 $856 $917 $689 $893 $705 $772 $772 $876 $808 $907 $1,326 $689 $689 $806
Two-Bedroom $1,091 $1,078 $1,070 $1,161 $1,017 $905 $1,067 $1,038 $1,019 $917 $1,024 $934 $905 $1,100 $1,161 $905 $1,070 $905 $1,015 $1,014 $1,145 $1,038 $1,033 $1,742 $905 $905 $1,059
Three-Bedroom $1,490 $1,450 $1,508 $1,636 $1,433 $1,133 $1,433 $1,463 $1,274 $1,292 $1,434 $1,222 $1,275 $1,510 $1,636 $1,275 $1,508 $1,257 $1,405 $1,226 $1,384 $1,463 $1,329 $2,322 $1,275 $1,275 $1,280
Four-Bedroom $1,811 $1,775 $1,790 $1,970 $1,726 $1,430 $1,811 $1,726 $1,694 $1,525 $1,559 $1,534 $1,536 $1,829 $1,970 $1,536 $1,790 $1,505 $1,722 $1,417 $1,802 $1,726 $1,733 $2,896 $1,536 $1,409 $1,761
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $32,670 $33,430 $30,360 $31,480 $30,680 $29,760 $35,120 $32,120 $30,800 $30,160 $30,960 $28,240 $27,360 $34,040 $31,480 $27,360 $30,360 $28,000 $30,680 $30,680 $35,000 $32,120 $35,840 $52,680 $27,360 $27,360 $32,040
One-Bedroom $34,940 $34,344 $35,720 $36,680 $33,640 $29,880 $37,360 $32,320 $31,040 $32,680 $31,160 $28,440 $27,560 $34,240 $36,680 $27,560 $35,720 $28,200 $30,880 $30,880 $35,040 $32,320 $36,280 $53,040 $27,560 $27,560 $32,240
Two-Bedroom $43,647 $43,104 $42,800 $46,440 $40,680 $36,200 $42,680 $41,520 $40,760 $36,680 $40,960 $37,360 $36,200 $44,000 $46,440 $36,200 $42,800 $36,200 $40,600 $40,560 $45,800 $41,520 $41,320 $69,680 $36,200 $36,200 $42,360
Three-Bedroom $59,617 $57,997 $60,320 $65,440 $57,320 $45,320 $57,320 $58,520 $50,960 $51,680 $57,360 $48,880 $51,000 $60,400 $65,440 $51,000 $60,320 $50,280 $56,200 $49,040 $55,360 $58,520 $53,160 $92,880 $51,000 $51,000 $51,200
Four-Bedroom $72,447 $70,999 $71,600 $78,800 $69,040 $57,200 $72,440 $69,040 $67,760 $61,000 $62,360 $61,360 $61,440 $73,160 $78,800 $61,440 $71,600 $60,200 $68,880 $56,680 $72,080 $69,040 $69,320 $115,840 $61,440 $56,360 $70,440
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 87 89 81 84 81 79 93 85 82 80 82 75 73 90 84 73 81 74 81 81 93 85 95 140 73 73 85
One-Bedroom 93 91 95 97 89 79 99 86 82 87 83 75 73 91 97 73 95 75 82 82 93 86 96 141 73 73 86
Two-Bedroom 116 114 114 123 108 96 113 110 108 97 109 99 96 117 123 96 114 96 108 108 121 110 110 185 96 96 112
Three-Bedroom 158 154 160 174 152 120 152 155 135 137 152 130 135 160 174 135 160 133 149 130 147 155 141 246 135 135 136
Four-Bedroom 192 188 190 209 183 152 192 183 180 162 165 163 163 194 209 163 190 160 183 150 191 183 184 307 163 149 187
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963 $963
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289 $289
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $28,757 $29,407 $25,770 $28,620 $29,310 $25,710 $32,400 $24,150 $29,640 $28,800 $24,240 $23,340 $24,870 $28,620 $28,620 $33,540 $25,770 $19,290 $26,520 $27,810 $32,550 $31,020 $30,750 $39,930 $28,980 $24,600 $24,750
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $47,928 $49,012 $42,950 $47,700 $48,850 $42,850 $54,000 $40,250 $49,400 $48,000 $40,400 $38,900 $41,450 $47,700 $47,700 $55,900 $42,950 $32,150 $44,200 $46,350 $54,250 $51,700 $51,250 $66,550 $48,300 $41,000 $41,250
Median Renter Household Income $46,064 $46,116 $42,167 $48,888 $36,378 $43,257 $38,816 $49,991 $36,932 $60,945 $41,888 $48,062 $35,759 $30,716 $48,888 $49,228 $42,167 $31,334 $43,243 $38,323 $44,883 $49,816 $58,006 $80,130 $40,675 $45,290 $38,847
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $719 $735 $644 $716 $733 $643 $810 $604 $741 $720 $606 $584 $622 $716 $716 $839 $644 $482 $663 $695 $814 $776 $769 $998 $725 $615 $619
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,198 $1,225 $1,074 $1,193 $1,221 $1,071 $1,350 $1,006 $1,235 $1,200 $1,010 $973 $1,036 $1,193 $1,193 $1,398 $1,074 $804 $1,105 $1,159 $1,356 $1,293 $1,281 $1,664 $1,208 $1,025 $1,031
Median Renter Household Income $1,152 $1,153 $1,054 $1,222 $909 $1,081 $970 $1,250 $923 $1,524 $1,047 $1,202 $894 $768 $1,222 $1,231 $1,054 $783 $1,081 $958 $1,122 $1,245 $1,450 $2,003 $1,017 $1,132 $971

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Bartenders 2,110 $10.65
Waiters and Waitresses 3,910 $10.74
Fast Food and Counter Workers 6,250 $13.41
Cashiers 5,960 $14.07
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,350 $14.27
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,280 $14.68
Retail Salespersons 8,700 $14.74
Cooks, Restaurant 3,110 $14.96
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 2,280 $16.26
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,150 $16.39
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $16.80
Nursing Assistants 2,580 $18.08
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,820 $18.11
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,420 $18.15
Customer Service Representatives 2,200 $18.41
Stockers and Order Fillers 4,780 $19.01
Office Clerks, General 7,100 $19.82
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,400 $20.38
Construction Laborers 2,940 $20.45
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3,490 $20.65
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $20.98
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,990 $21.86
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,740 $22.03
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 2,250 $22.13
All Occupations 273,750 $23.27
Carpenters 2,540 $25.61
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 6,250 $27.85
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 4,020 $30.42
Electricians 2,370 $31.73
Accountants and Auditors 2,630 $36.76
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 3,180 $36.99
Registered Nurses 5,350 $39.39
General and Operations Managers 6,970 $43.63

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