Riverton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 10,776 people and four associated neighborhoods, Riverton is the tenth largest community in Wyoming.Unlike some cities, Riverton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Riverton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverton who work in management occupations (12.13%), office and administrative support (11.56%), and sales jobs (8.57%). One of the benefits of Riverton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.09 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 education level of Riverton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.50% of adults in Riverton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Riverton in 2022 was $25,653, 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 $102,612 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 13.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Riverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
