Wyoming is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,173 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wyoming is the 118th largest community in Minnesota. Wyoming real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Wyoming house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Wyoming is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wyoming is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wyoming who work in healthcare (10.77%), teaching (8.60%), and sales jobs (7.98%). Also of interest is that Wyoming 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: 18.76% 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. Because of many things, Wyoming is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Wyoming really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wyoming perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Wyoming, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Wyoming is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.29% of adults in Wyoming have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wyoming in 2022 was $43,942, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,768 for a family of four. However, Wyoming contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wyoming home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wyoming residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wyoming include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Wyoming is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
