Green River is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 11,474 people and four associated neighborhoods, Green River is the seventh largest community in Wyoming.When you are in Green River, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.94% of Green River’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Green River is a city of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green River who work in office and administrative support (11.09%), teaching (9.40%), and management occupations (7.04%). Despite being a small city, Green River has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Green River are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.02% of adults in Green River having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Green River in 2022 was $41,455, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,820 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 Asian. 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 14.53% 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.
