Population: 3,548. Estimated population in 2021: 3,464 (-2.4% change)
Males: 1,676 (47.2%), Females: 1,872 (52.8%)
Platte County
Zip code: 82201
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $35,208
Median house value: $84,300
Races in Wheatland:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (6.5%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.3%), Irish (15.3%), English (12.1%), United States (4.7%), Dutch (4.2%), Norwegian (4.0%).
Elevation: 4748 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wheatland
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wheatland town
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 10.8%
2.4% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+9.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Wheatland:
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (201 14TH ST, PO DRAWER 848)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wheatland:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; TORRINGTON, WY)
- UNITED MEDICAL CENTER (about 64 miles; CHEYENNE, WY)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY (about 68 miles; DOUGLAS, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wheatland:
- CHEYENNE (about 64 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)
- LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 72 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Abbreviation: LAR)
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 97 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheatland:
- PHIFER AIRFIELD (about 3 miles; WHEATLAND, WY; Abbreviation: EAN)
- CAMP GUERNSEY (about 22 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; Abbreviation: 7V6)
- THOMAS MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; GLENDO, WY; Abbreviation: 76V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheatland:
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 63 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 110 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 116 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 139 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 145 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
Schools
Public high school in Wheatland:
- WHEATLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location: 1207 13TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wheatland:
- WHEATLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: 2600 WEST MARIPOSA; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LIBBEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 232; Location: 1207 13TH ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
- WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 218; Location: 201 20TH; Grades: 03 – 05)
- SIBYLEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 2; Location: 3284 STATE HIGHWAY 34; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Wheatland:
- GOLDEN RULE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 8; Location: 1452 CIDER; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Wheatland:
- PLATTE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $221,848; Location: 904 9TH ST; 55,951 books; 709 audio materials; 1,660 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)