Cheyenne is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 65,168 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Cheyenne is the largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities, Cheyenne isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cheyenne are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cheyenne is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheyenne who work in office and administrative support (12.60%), management occupations (11.41%), and sales jobs (8.66%). Also of interest is that Cheyenne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Cheyenne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.55% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 16.85 minutes getting to work every day.The overall education level of Cheyenne citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.85% of adults in Cheyenne have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Cheyenne in 2022 was $43,320, which is wealthy relative to Wyoming, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,280 for a family of four. However, Cheyenne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cheyenne is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cheyenne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheyenne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cheyenne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cheyenne include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Cheyenne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
