City · Weston County, Wyoming

Newcastle, Wyoming

Newcastle is a city in Weston County, Wyoming. It has 3,348 residents. Newcastle, Wyoming has a quality-of-life score of 72 out of 100 (high), ranking #4,452 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Wyoming it ranks #25 of 56 cities and towns. It ranks best on rent as share of income (low), firearm deaths (low) and grocery stores (high). It ranks worst on distance to an airport (high), comfortable days (low) and distance to an Amtrak station (high).

72High

Quality-of-life score: #4,452 of 15,651 cities and towns
Wyoming: #25 of 56 in WY
Population: 3,348 (2020-2024)
Land area: 3 mi²
Density: 1,307.3 /mi²
FIPS code: 5656215

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety96#605/15,637
Economy75#3,941/15,631
Housing98#261/14,977
Health59#6,463/15,609
Healthcare8#14,362/15,650
Environment56#6,875/15,453
Education69#4,920/15,649
Infrastructure39#9,584/15,650
Community65#5,477/15,651
Leisure & amenities59#6,375/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Newcastle, Wyoming ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Weston County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Rent as share of income · low9.0%
100/100Wyoming 27.0%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At most this value: the publisher's bottom bracket is open-ended
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Wyoming 25.3 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100k2024Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWeston County value
Grocery stores · high4.4 /10k
99/100Wyoming 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWeston County value
Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Wyoming 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataWeston County value
Public transit commuters · high8.1%
96/100Wyoming 0.9%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301High uncertainty
Rent-burdened households · low29.7%
96/100Wyoming 43.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Weaknesses

Distance to an airport · high246 mi
0/100Wyoming 131 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauWeston County value
Comfortable days · low20.9%
1/100Wyoming 24.3%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationWeston County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high254 mi
1/100Wyoming 173 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauWeston County value
Flu vaccinations · low25.0%
3/100Wyoming 37.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWeston County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Wyoming 5.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyWeston County value
Mental health care shortage · high19.0
4/100Wyoming 16.8United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationWeston County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Rent as share of incomeImproving
22.5% (2015-2019) → 9.0% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.7% (2015-2019) → 84.6% (2020-2024)
+8.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
15.9% (2015-2019) → 24.2% (2020-2024)
+8.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Median household incomeImproving
$59,535 (2015-2019) → $82,734 (2020-2024)
+39%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Unemployment rateImproving
5.5% (2015-2019) → 0.4% (2020-2024)
−5 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Average commute timeWorsening
21.6 min (2015-2019) → 26.9 min (2020-2024)
+25%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Newcastle, Wyoming improved on 3 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Rent / income−14 points22.5% → 9.0%
Household income+39%$59,535 → $82,734
Broadband+8.9 points75.7% → 84.6%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Newcastle, Wyoming between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	21.6 min2015-2019	26.9 min2020-2024	+5.3 min	Within the margin of error	9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%2015-2019	20.0%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Broadband subscriptions	75.7%2015-2019	84.6%2020-2024	+8.9 points	Improved	54%
Effective property tax rate	0.75%2015-2019	0.66%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	32%
High school diploma or higher	92.0%2015-2019	90.6%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Home price to income ratio	2.0×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	73%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3962015-2019	0.3792020-2024	−0.017	Within the margin of error	65%
Median household income	$59,5352015-2019	$82,7342020-2024	+39%	Improved	72%
Rent as share of income	22.5%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−14 points	Improved	96%
Rent-burdened households	33.1%2015-2019	29.7%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	67%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.9%2015-2019	24.2%2020-2024	+8.3 points	Within the margin of error	4%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Newcastle, Wyoming five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Newcastle, Wyoming in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Newcastle, Wyoming itself moved −3.8 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,348 residents (±15)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,229 households (±163)

Newcastle, Wyoming
Wyoming share

Under $25k10%†125
$25k–50k21%†252
$50k–75k

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,229 households (±163)

Newcastle, Wyoming
Wyoming share

Own80%980
Rent20%†249

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,551 workers (±207)

Newcastle, Wyoming
Wyoming share

Drive alone65%1,008
Carpool19%†300
Public transit8.1%†125

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Weston County, the county holding most of Newcastle's residents.

Weston County has 210 employer establishments, 308 for every 10,000 residents (1.24× the US rate of 248; 0.75× Wyoming's), with 1,580 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,280. The Census Bureau also counts 618 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 210; 618 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 308; US 248 · Wyoming 408
Paid employees: 1,580
Average annual pay: $51,280; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Weston County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	17	24.9	1.61×More than typical	179	$94,598	57
Truck transportation	13	19	3.77×More than typical	65	$72,892	16
Ambulatory health care services	11	16.1	0.77×Fewer than typical	46	$36,000	13
Restaurants and other eating places	11	16.1	0.88×About typical	115	$10,948	—
Full-service restaurants	8	11.7	1.53×Too few to compare	86	$10,209	—
Other specialty trade contractors	8	11.7	4.67×Too few to compare	117	$115,786	22
Automotive repair and maintenance	7	10.3	2.04×Too few to compare	32	$40,906	13
Gasoline stations	7	10.3	3.16×Too few to compare	84	$26,821	—
Heavy and civil engineering construction	7	10.3	8.94×Too few to compare	17	$77,471	—
Religious organizations	7	10.3	1.85×Too few to compare	18	$13,944	—
Building equipment contractors	6	8.8	1.46×Too few to compare	55	$56,236	4
Traveler accommodation	6	8.8	4.87×Too few to compare	48	$19,875	3

Rank places for an industry Open Weston County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 6,828 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Newcastle is mostly in Weston County.

See federal money in Weston County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Newcastle, Wyoming is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Harriet M. HagemanR-WY · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 0.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Weston County67100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Weston County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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