WhitingWY
With 58 residents, it is a town in Wyoming.
Is Whiting a good place to live?
53% of residents live below the poverty line in Whiting, above both the Wyoming town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Whiting. Whiting has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
58 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Whiting.
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Whiting’s year
In Whiting, the July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Wyoming and the rest of the country, more of Whiting’s adults have diabetes
Nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Whiting. No town among the 29 in Wyoming we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Whiting. Two figures for adults here: 46% have high blood pressure, 12% binge drink. This Wyoming town does better than the Wyoming average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| Whiting | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Whiting | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whiting has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Whiting comes to 51 of 100. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Whiting
Moving to Whiting: who provides what
Whiting is unincorporated, so Platte 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whiting; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Whiting residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
About Whiting
Census-designated place in Wyoming, US
Whiting is a census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
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Is Whiting, WY a good place to live?
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