Casper is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 58,823 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Casper is the second largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Casper is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 office and administrative support (10.41%), management occupations (9.77%), and sales jobs (9.05%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.40 minutes getting to work every day.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: 30.02% of adults in Casper have a college degree. The per capita income in Casper in 2022 was $41,460, which is wealthy relative to Wyoming, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,840 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 Black or African-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.
