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Medicine Bow, Wyoming: commercial real estate data.
Medicine Bow is a Census town of 442 people across 3.46 square miles of land, in Carbon County. Median household income is $72,500, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Medicine Bow
What Medicine Bow is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land128 plus or minus 43
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarbon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Medicine Bow
- Population442 plus or minus 147
- Median age54.1
- Population under 1818 plus or minus 24
- Share under 184.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over100 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households232 plus or minus 75
- Family households143 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent plus or minus 19.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Medicine Bow
- Median household income$72,500 plus or minus $61,236
- Per capita income$40,428 plus or minus $11,491
- Civilian labor force267 plus or minus 124
- Employed253 plus or minus 122
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over407 plus or minus 134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 40.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Medicine Bow
- Housing units278 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units232 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied159 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate68.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$74,600 plus or minus $40,058
- Median gross rent, monthly$529 plus or minus $132
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units211 plus or minus 78
- Share single family75.9 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Medicine Bow gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute244 plus or minus 121
- Commuting under 15 minutes187 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.6 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.3 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Drove alone94.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Medicine Bow
- NFIP communityTown of Medicine Bow
- NFIP community number560066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/24
The Town of Medicine Bow participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 560066 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carbon County, not Medicine Bow
Carbon County context, not Medicine Bow figures
- Establishments in Carbon County500
- Covered employment, Carbon County6,532
- Average annual pay, Carbon County$60,308
- Housing units permitted, Carbon County35
Every figure in this section is published for Carbon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Medicine Bow.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Medicine Bow questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Medicine Bow, Wyoming?
442, in 232 households. Medicine Bow town covers 3.46 square miles of land, which is 128 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Medicine Bow in?
Carbon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Medicine Bow?
$72,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $74,600. Median gross rent is $529 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Medicine Bow in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Medicine Bow appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Medicine Bow, town of, community 560066, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Medicine Bow figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carbon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Medicine Bow.
Is zoning published for Medicine Bow?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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