ZIP Code 82321 — Baggs town, WY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 82321 covers Baggs, WY in Carbon County with a population of about 694.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.0 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 307; U.S. House district WY-00; the DENVER media market.

Median household income in ZIP 82321 is about $68,750 — about 9% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 3.9%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 15.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 18.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Mining, Transportation, and Agriculture; about 3.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 11.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $224,000 — about 36% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $704 (about 39% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 73.5% (about 8.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 82321 in Baggs, WY, a household would need roughly $62,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,439. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($68,750). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Baggs town, WY as Very Low (composite score 42.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (81.9) and flood (50.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Baggs town, WY show little to no average snow and around 11.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 47 for ZIP 82321 (Baggs town, WY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.