Cody is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 10,224 people and four associated neighborhoods, Cody is the 11th largest community in Wyoming.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Cody is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 10.92 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Cody does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Cody ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cody, 40.53% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Cody in 2022 was $38,468, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,872 for a family of four. However, Cody contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cody home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cody residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cody include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Cody is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.