Burns, WY · standard
ZIP Code 82053
Laramie County, Wyoming - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,524
- 3/sq mi
- $115,486
- Median income
- $260,000
- Median home value
- 24.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Burns pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 40%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 82053 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 82053 covers 586.2 square miles in Burns, Laramie County, Wyoming (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,524 residents on file, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 82053 skews affluent, with a median household income of $115,486 (37% above the Wyoming average), while per-capita income is $49,504. Poverty here runs at 7.1%, with unemployment measured at 1.5%. On housing, the median home value is $260,000 (30% below the state average) with median rent at $1,614 per month, and 97.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.4, and the average commute is -. Wyoming and national benchmarks, shown above, are the best way to contextualize 82053, not the raw numbers alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 82053
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Burns, WY
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 82053.
- Construction
Construction
8 establishments
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
5 establishments
- Manufacturing 3
Manufacturing
3 establishments
- Retail trade 3
Retail trade
3 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing 3
Transportation and warehousing
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 82053, Burns, WY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,524
Population
586.2
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 82053?
50.4
Median Age
53.6%
Male
46.4%
Female
7.8%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$115,486
Median Household Income
+37% vs state
$49,504
Per Capita Income
7.1%
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 82053 ranks nationally
Burns, WY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$115,486 Top 11% higher than 89% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
765
Total Housing Units
719
Occupied Units
46
Vacant Units
2.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$260,000
Median Home Value
-30% vs state
$1,614
Median Rent
1986
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 38 business establishments in ZIP 82053, employing approximately 129 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,006,000.
38
Businesses
129
Employees
$5.0M
Annual Payroll
8
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8 | 21.1% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 5 | 13.2% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 7.9% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 7.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 7.9% |
| Finance and insurance | 3 | 7.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 7.9% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 7.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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