Lander.
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Wyoming·Fremont County
3 tracts·3K people·$337K median·365/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lander is $337,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Lander has 7,432 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 79.0% White, 10.1% Other, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 0.6% Black and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 42.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Baldwin Creek Elementary (63%) and Gannett Peak Elementary (57%) lead the elementary schools; Lander Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (50%); Lander Valley High School (46%) and Pathfinder High School (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $896/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lander is $74,813 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lander, median rent is $896/month and the median home value is $337,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lander reported 0.3 violent crimes and 24.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 52 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lander are lightning (97), winter weather (95) and wildfire (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.43g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lander, 6.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).