Local data

Building in Rawlins, WY

Rawlins, WY is in Carbon County and has about 8,129 residents. 3 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 2 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Rawlins before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Rawlins

Typical home value
$217,100 (give or take $14,956)
Typical monthly rent
$741 (give or take $65)
Typical household income
$64,773 (give or take $12,914)
Typical year homes were built
1971
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Homes sitting empty
16.8%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Rawlins

Single-family home permits issued per year
YearHomes permittedAll new housing unitsValue of all permits
2025
3
3$340 thousand
2024
0
0$0 thousand
2023
2
2$1.1 million
2022
3
5$1.2 million
2021
3
3$658 thousand

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Rawlins pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Building permits

Contractor licensing

Planning and zoning

Projects out for bid

Public notices

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Disaster history for Carbon County

Carbon County has had 3 federal disaster declarations (2 fire, 1 severe storm).

  • 2020: Mullen Fire (fire)
  • 2020: 316 Fire (fire)
  • 2011: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (severe storm)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

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Where this information comes from

  • U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-09-29; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
  • Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-09-29; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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