Y-O RanchWY
A town of 120.
Is Y-O Ranch a good place to live?
Y-O Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Y-O Ranch: who provides what
Y-O Ranch 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Y-O Ranch.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Y-O Ranch’s workers commute out
Only 2 of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare have a higher median household income than Y-O Ranch. The typical journey to work for Y-O Ranch comes to 21 minutes, above the Wyoming town median (15 minutes) but below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Wheatland (40%), Laramie (6%) and Chugwater (4%).
| Y-O Ranch | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More adults under 35 in Y-O Ranch than across Wyoming
Adults 18 to 34 are a third of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (19% statewide). Wyoming has 31% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 23%.
| Y-O Ranch | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 37.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 19% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Y-O Ranch’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±28.1 points. Across Wyoming, 48.9% of residents are women.
| Y-O Ranch | WY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.1% | 24.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.6% | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 11.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
High risk in Y-O Ranch, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Y-O Ranch is higher. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Y-O Ranch: four seasons and hot summers
The peak summer temperature for Y-O Ranch comes to 88°F, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 87°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Y-O Ranch is
Y-O Ranch: 11% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% have been diagnosed with depression, 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Y-O Ranch | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 32% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Y-O Ranch is conserved land
2.8 miles of trail. Y-O Ranch’s trail network density comes in at 1.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Y-O Ranch
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Y-O Ranch; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Y-O Ranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
100% of working residents leave Y-O Ranch for work
Where Y-O Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Y-O Ranch
CDP in Wyoming, United States
Y-O Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,885 ft
- Area code
- 307
Questions about Y-O Ranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Y-O Ranch, WY a good place to live?
Y-O Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.