Muddy Gap's Livability
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C+
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B+
Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Muddy Gap, WY
Muddy Gap, WY is located in Carbon County in the state of Wyoming.
The total City Population for Muddy Gap is about 9,584 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $164,200, which is roughly 10% lower than the Average Home Value of $182,753 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 13% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $64,792, which is roughly 28% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $46,482 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 11% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 54.7%
Female Population Estimate: 45.3%
Median Age: 34.5
Male Median Age: 34.4
Female Median Age: 34.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:24.1%
Other:10.7%
Indian:1.9%
Black:1.5%
Asian:1.3%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
![John Barrasso](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_barrasso.jpg)
![Cynthia Lummis](/assets/images/politicians/senators/cynthia_lummis.jpg)
![Mark Gordon](/assets/images/politicians/governors/mark_gordon.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.28%
Libertarian: 2.12%
Other: 1.83%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Muddy Gap specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Carbon County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Carbon County: About 235.513 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Carbon County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Wyoming is ranked #39 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 25.67 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 22.5The average living wage for the state of Wyoming is $29.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Wyoming a minimum wage score of 14.03 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Wyoming a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Wyoming is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 14.45 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Wyoming does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Wyoming does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Wyoming does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Wyoming does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Wyoming does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Wyoming does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Wyoming does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Wyoming does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Wyoming does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Wyoming does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Wyoming does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Wyoming does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Wyoming does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Wyoming does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Wyoming does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Wyoming does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Lamont, WY ( 9.11 mi. )
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- Leo, WY ( 34.12 mi. )
- Sweetwater Station, WY ( 39.28 mi. )
- Alcova, WY ( 39.78 mi. )
- Rawlins, WY ( 40.88 mi. )
- Riner, WY ( 42.83 mi. )
- Sinclair, WY ( 43.34 mi. )
- Sand Draw, WY ( 46.41 mi. )
- Creston, WY ( 47.29 mi. )
- Fort Steele, WY ( 47.48 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 82301Latitude: 42.351600
Longitude: -107.457300
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6904.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 307