UrieWY
The town was settled in 1907 and has 164 residents today.
Is Urie a good place to live?
1.6% of working residents work locally in Urie, against 50% in Wyoming’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Urie. Urie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Urie stand out
Where Urie beats most towns.
164 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Urie.
With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Urie draws in 122 commuters
The top destinations are Mountain View (25%), Lyman (10%) and Evanston (8%). Jobs based in Urie fell to 123 in 2023, 144 fewer than in 2013. The share of residents in Urie who live below the poverty line: 21%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Urie has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
75% of Urie’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 8%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Urie
The peak summer temperature in Urie is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Urie is
Nearly a tenth of Urie adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among adults here, 14% binge drink and 35% sleep under 7 hours.
| Urie | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 68% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Urie | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.8% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85% | 82.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Urie
Moving to Urie: who provides what
Urie is unincorporated, so Uinta County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Every workday, about 122 people come to Urie for work
Where Urie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Urie; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Urie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
About Urie
Census-designated place in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States
Urie is a census-designated place in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 262 at the 2010 census. The main roads that run through the community are Interstate 80 Business Loop and Wyoming Highway 414.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
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