Riverton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 10,953 people and four associated neighborhoods, Riverton is the tenth largest community in Wyoming.
One of the benefits of Riverton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Riverton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Riverton, 24.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Riverton in 2022 was $28,564, which is low income relative to Wyoming, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,256 for a family of four. However, Riverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riverton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Riverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Riverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.