Green River is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 11,535 people and four associated neighborhoods, Green River is the seventh largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Green River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Green River is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Green River who work in office and administrative support (11.21%), teaching (8.05%), and management occupations (7.77%). Even though Green River is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The citizens of Green River are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.31% of adults in Green River having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Green River in 2022 was $40,037, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,148 for a family of four. However, Green River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Green River is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Green River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Green River residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Green River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Green River include English, German, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Green River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
