Is Afton, WY growing?

Afton, WY had an estimated 2,908 (±525) residents in 2020–2024, against 2,058 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +41.3%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 897 to 1,299 homes (+44.8%), a measurable increase.

4.5% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
2,908 (±525)
Amount of change
+41.3%
Homes change
+44.8%
Built 2020 or later
4.5%

Residents and homes in Afton, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,058 (±421)2,908 (±525)+41.3%Measurable increase
Housing units897 (±129)1,299 (±169)+44.8%Measurable increase
Households that rent32.9% (±8.9 points)40.8% (±12.0 points)+7.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$915 (±$81)$844 (±$170)−7.8%Down after inflation
Median home value$229,500 (±$22,732)$358,000 (±$21,121)+56.0%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Afton against Lincoln County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Afton+41.3%Measurable increase+44.8%
Lincoln County+6.3%Measurable increase+5.8%
Wyoming+0.2%Measurable increase+0.1%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Afton

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtAftonLincoln CountyWyomingUnited States
2020 or later4.5% (±6.9 points)1.2%1.5%2.0%
2010 to 20199.7% (±5.7 points)8.8%10.2%9.4%
2000 to 20095.7% (±3.3 points)18.4%14.3%13.6%

14.2% of the homes in Afton were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 31.9 years.

Growth in places near Afton

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Afton—2,908+41.3%Measurable increase
Thayne14 mi732+42.4%Not a measurable change
Star Valley Ranch18 mi2,007+2.3%Not a measurable change
Georgetown28 mi739+30.6%Not a measurable change
Alpine30 mi1,222+91.2%Measurable increase
Montpelier33 mi2,694+7.0%Measurable increase
Soda Springs34 mi3,158+6.5%Measurable increase
Hoback41 mi1,316−8.5%Not a measurable change
Grace42 mi1,349+8.4%Not a measurable change

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Afton

Is Afton growing?

Afton, WY had an estimated 2,908 residents in 2020–2024 and 2,058 in 2015–2019, a change of +41.3%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Afton?

The estimated number of housing units went from 897 in 2015–2019 to 1,299 in 2020–2024 (+44.8%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in Afton?

4.5% of homes in Afton were built in 2020 or later and 9.7% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Afton town, Wyoming (place:00245, in state:56).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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