ZIP Code 82609 — Casper city, WY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 82609 covers Casper, WY in Natrona County with a population of about 18,759.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.2 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 307; U.S. House district WY-00; the CASPER - RIVERTON media market.

Median household income in ZIP 82609 is about $70,902 — about 6% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.4%; unemployment rate near 4.3%; 33.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Education; about 11.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 3.5 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $280,800 — about 19% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $927 (about 20% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 63.5% (about 1.9 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 82609 in Casper, WY, a household would need roughly $77,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,804. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($70,902). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Casper city, WY as Relatively Low (composite score 68.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (93.0) and flood (74.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Casper city, WY show little to no average snow and around 15.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,263 for ZIP 82609 (Casper city, WY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.