One of the benefits of Rawlins is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.84 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.
Rawlins is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Rawlins with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.54% of adults in Rawlins have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rawlins in 2022 was $32,748, which is middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,992 for a family of four. However, Rawlins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rawlins is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rawlins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rawlins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rawlins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rawlins include German, English, Irish, Danish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Rawlins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
