Laramie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 32,152 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Laramie is the fourth largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities, Laramie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Laramie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Laramie is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laramie who work in teaching (16.64%), management occupations (8.58%), and office and administrative support (8.39%). Also of interest is that Laramie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.90% 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. In addition, Laramie is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Laramie culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Laramie really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Laramie every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Laramie. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Laramie benefits directly from this. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Laramie spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.38 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.If knowledge is power, Laramie is a pretty powerful place. 55.75% of the adults in Laramie have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Laramie in 2022 was $34,422, which is middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,688 for a family of four. However, Laramie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Laramie is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Laramie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laramie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Laramie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Laramie include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Laramie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
