Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.84 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Rawlins doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Rawlins rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.54% of adults 25 and older in Rawlins have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Rawlins in 2018 was $32,748, which is middle income relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,992 for a family of four. However, Rawlins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rawlins is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rawlins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rawlins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rawlins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rawlins include German, English, Irish, Danish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Rawlins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
