Casper is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 58,543 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Casper is the second largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities, Casper isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Casper are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Casper is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Casper who work in management occupations (10.87%), office and administrative support (10.44%), and sales jobs (8.52%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Casper is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.22 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, Casper is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.63% of adults in Casper have a college degree. The per capita income in Casper in 2022 was $40,686, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,744 for a family of four. However, Casper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Casper is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Casper home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Casper residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Casper include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Casper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
