2006 American Community Survey Profile: Laramie County
TABLE 1.  PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
General Demographic Characteristics:  2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
Total population	85,384	*****
SEX AND AGE
Male	43,246	+/-875
Female	42,138	+/-875
Under 5 years	6,528	+/-642
5 to 9 years	5,612	+/-785
10 to 14 years	5,330	+/-926
15 to 19 years	5,268	+/-331
20 to 24 years	6,097	+/-761
25 to 34 years	12,352	+/-1,029
35 to 44 years	11,879	+/-546
45 to 54 years	12,432	+/-534
55 to 59 years	6,171	+/-619
60 to 64 years	3,965	+/-662
65 to 74 years	5,230	+/-253
75 to 84 years	3,401	+/-403
85 years and over	1,119	+/-387
Median age (years)	36.0	+/-0.6
18 years and over	64,546	+/-656
21 years and over	60,899	+/-1,215
62 years and over	11,604	+/-599
65 years and over	9,750	+/-266
18 years and over	64,546	+/-656
Male	32,612	+/-756
Female	31,934	+/-339
65 years and over	9,750	+/-266
Male	4,051	+/-135
Female	5,699	+/-260
RACE
One race	84,505	+/-621
Two or more races	879	+/-621
Total population	85,384	*****
One race	84,505	+/-621
White	74,587	+/-1,094
Black or African American	2,758	+/-1,043
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,526	+/-435
Cherokee tribal grouping	N	N
Chippewa tribal grouping	N	N
Navajo tribal grouping	N	N
Sioux tribal grouping	N	N
Asian	1,288	+/-932
Asian Indian	N	N
Chinese	N	N
Filipino	N	N
Japanese	N	N
Korean	N	N
Vietnamese	N	N
Other Asian	N	N
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	+/-259
Native Hawaiian	N	N
Guamanian or Chamorro	N	N
Samoan	N	N
Other Pacific Islander	N	N
Some other race	4,346	+/-1,024
Two or more races	879	+/-621
White and Black or African American	N	N
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	N	N
White and Asian	N	N
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	N	N
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
Total population	85,384	*****
White	75,432	+/-1,129
Black or African American	3,179	+/-958
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,837	+/-373
Asian	1,288	+/-932
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N	N
Some other race	4,641	+/-1,009
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	85,384	*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	9,239	*****
Mexican	N	N
Puerto Rican	N	N
Cuban	N	N
Other Hispanic or Latino	N	N
Not Hispanic or Latino	N	N
White alone	70,582	+/-259
Black or African American alone	2,758	+/-1,043
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,158	+/-186
Asian alone	1,177	+/-919
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0	+/-259
Some other race alone	0	+/-259
Two or more races	470	+/-529
Two races including Some other race	0	+/-259
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races	470	+/-529
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	33,463	+/-1,335
Family households (families)	21,575	+/-1,511
With own children under 18 years	9,150	+/-1,117
Married-couple families	17,420	+/-1,455
With own children under 18 years	6,481	+/-1,003
Male householder, no wife present	1,370	+/-452
With own children under 18 years	500	+/-279
Female householder, no husband present	2,785	+/-669
With own children under 18 years	2,169	+/-672
Nonfamily households	11,888	+/-1,378
Householder living alone	9,638	+/-1,295
65 years and over	2,887	+/-560
Households with one or more people under 18 years	10,201	+/-1,233
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,497	+/-493
Average household size	2.47	+/-0.10
Average family size	3.03	+/-0.18
RELATIONSHIP
Household population	82,566	+/-282
Householder	33,463	+/-1,335
Spouse	17,255	+/-1,471
Child	22,597	+/-2,036
Other relatives	3,856	+/-1,211
Nonrelatives	5,395	+/-1,713
Unmarried partner	2,586	+/-983
TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Selected Social Characteristics: 2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	34,522	+/-787
Never married	10,014	+/-1,283
Now married, except separated	18,664	+/-1,517
Separated	627	+/-615
Widowed	932	+/-346
Divorced	4,285	+/-772
Females 15 years and over	33,392	+/-364
Never married	6,641	+/-1,029
Now married, except separated	17,900	+/-1,509
Separated	730	+/-393
Widowed	3,159	+/-523
Divorced	4,962	+/-1,106
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	1,237	+/-677
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	587	+/-540
Per 1,000 unmarried women	60	+/-53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61	+/-32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0	+/-64
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126	+/-70
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18	+/-24
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years in households	N	N
Responsible for grandchildren	N	N
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	N	N
1 or 2 years	N	N
3 or 4 years	N	N
5 or more years	N	N
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female	68.5	+/-17.8
Who are married	N	N
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,391	+/-1,398
Nursery school, preschool	1,054	+/-441
Kindergarten	1,394	+/-516
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,216	+/-820
High school (grades 9-12)	4,856	+/-567
College or graduate school	6,871	+/-1,372
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	56,549	+/-1,075
Less than 9th grade	1,709	+/-629
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,671	+/-1,130
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	16,614	+/-2,086
Some college, no degree	14,920	+/-1,950
Associate's degree	7,019	+/-1,150
Bachelor's degree	8,292	+/-1,403
Graduate or professional degree	4,324	+/-948
Percent high school graduate or higher	90.5	+/-2.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.3	+/-3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	61,632	+/-1,105
Civilian veterans	10,887	+/-1,533
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over	74,167	+/-1,178
With a disability	12,002	+/-1,431
Population 5 to 15 years	12,419	+/-742
With a disability	1,246	+/-565
Population 16 to 64 years	52,910	+/-1,295
With a disability	7,349	+/-1,352
Population 65 years and over	8,838	+/-341
With a disability	3,407	+/-642
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	84,280	+/-548
Same house	63,085	+/-3,005
Different house in the U.S.	20,125	+/-3,027
Same county	13,485	+/-2,560
Different county	6,640	+/-2,496
Same state	1,061	+/-705
Different state	5,579	+/-2,448
Abroad	1,070	+/-669
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	85,384	*****
Native	82,459	+/-819
Born in United States	81,517	+/-877
State of residence	31,422	+/-2,520
Different state	50,095	+/-2,486
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	942	+/-538
Foreign born	2,925	+/-819
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,925	+/-819
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,796	+/-782
Not a U.S. citizen	1,129	+/-652
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,867	+/-877
Native	N	N
Entered 2000 or later	N	N
Entered before 2000	N	N
Foreign born	N	N
Entered 2000 or later	N	N
Entered before 2000	N	N
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	N	N
Europe	N	N
Asia	N	N
Africa	N	N
Oceania	N	N
Latin America	N	N
Northern America	N	N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	N	N
English only	N	N
Language other than English	N	N
Speak English less than "very well"	N	N
Spanish	N	N
Speak English less than "very well"	N	N
Other Indo-European languages	N	N
Speak English less than "very well"	N	N
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	N	N
Speak English less than "very well"	N	N
Other languages	N	N
Speak English less than "very well"	N	N
ANCESTRY
Total population	85,384	*****
American	4,138	+/-1,303
Arab	87	+/-142
Czech	737	+/-472
Danish	1,896	+/-1,084
Dutch	1,564	+/-703
English	10,450	+/-1,918
French (except Basque)	3,434	+/-1,202
French Canadian	300	+/-260
German	21,627	+/-2,755
Greek	279	+/-281
Hungarian	333	+/-309
Irish	11,699	+/-2,422
Italian	4,758	+/-2,350
Lithuanian	0	+/-259
Norwegian	2,886	+/-890
Polish	2,193	+/-943
Portuguese	475	+/-721
Russian	2,049	+/-1,469
Scotch-Irish	3,230	+/-1,665
Scottish	2,364	+/-1,094
Slovak	559	+/-616
Subsaharan African	103	+/-163
Swedish	2,135	+/-646
Swiss	55	+/-71
Ukrainian	118	+/-113
Welsh	1,173	+/-530
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	+/-259
TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Selected Economic Characteristics:  2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	66,437	+/-835
In labor force	48,526	+/-1,742
Civilian labor force	45,612	+/-1,773
Employed	43,789	+/-1,774
Unemployed	1,823	+/-676
Armed Forces	2,914	+/-813
Not in labor force	17,911	+/-1,667
Civilian labor force	45,612	+/-1,773
Unemployment Rate	4.0	+/-1.5
Females 16 years and over	32,826	+/-449
In labor force	22,260	+/-1,357
Civilian labor force	21,614	+/-1,253
Employed	20,483	+/-1,253
Own children under 6 years	6,289	+/-1,089
All parents in family in labor force	4,553	+/-1,212
Own children 6 to 17 years	12,398	+/-990
All parents in family in labor force	9,703	+/-1,470
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	45,857	+/-1,780
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	36,605	+/-2,217
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,616	+/-1,200
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	214	+/-192
Walked	618	+/-314
Other means	603	+/-457
Worked at home	2,201	+/-609
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	15.4	+/-1.2
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	43,789	+/-1,774
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	14,913	+/-1,637
Service occupations	7,424	+/-1,209
Sales and office occupations	9,613	+/-1,272
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	511	+/-504
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	4,648	+/-995
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	6,680	+/-1,345
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,222	+/-612
Construction	2,767	+/-729
Manufacturing	2,794	+/-757
Wholesale trade	962	+/-462
Retail trade	5,876	+/-1,205
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,187	+/-930
Information	1,007	+/-466
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,350	+/-764
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,724	+/-786
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	9,876	+/-1,364
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	4,048	+/-1,082
Other services, except public administration	1,659	+/-571
Public administration	5,317	+/-982
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	31,305	+/-1,994
Government workers	10,050	+/-1,302
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,147	+/-612
Unpaid family workers	287	+/-244
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	33,463	+/-1,335
Less than $10,000	1,179	+/-531
$10,000 to $14,999	2,075	+/-718
$15,000 to $24,999	3,932	+/-887
$25,000 to $34,999	3,602	+/-849
$35,000 to $49,999	5,559	+/-1,182
$50,000 to $74,999	8,039	+/-1,243
$75,000 to $99,999	4,597	+/-878
$100,000 to $149,999	3,658	+/-851
$150,000 to $199,999	493	+/-237
$200,000 or more	329	+/-267
Median household income (dollars)	50,907	+/-3,278
Mean household income (dollars)	60,322	+/-4,248
With earnings	28,077	+/-1,403
Mean earnings (dollars)	56,983	+/-4,309
With Social Security	8,523	+/-882
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,691	+/-1,333
With retirement income	7,058	+/-974
Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,023	+/-3,746
With Supplemental Security Income	1,042	+/-448
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,042	+/-2,375
With cash public assistance income	442	+/-213
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	1,164	+/-568
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	2,240	+/-791
Families	21,575	+/-1,511
Less than $10,000	350	+/-280
$10,000 to $14,999	888	+/-434
$15,000 to $24,999	1,668	+/-610
$25,000 to $34,999	1,692	+/-558
$35,000 to $49,999	3,482	+/-945
$50,000 to $74,999	5,483	+/-1,074
$75,000 to $99,999	3,834	+/-847
$100,000 to $149,999	3,497	+/-847
$150,000 to $199,999	493	+/-237
$200,000 or more	188	+/-201
Median family income (dollars)	60,737	+/-6,321
Mean family income (dollars)	70,637	+/-5,770
Per capita income (dollars)	24,413	+/-1,821
Nonfamily households	11,888	+/-1,378
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	31,626	+/-2,499
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	39,028	+/-5,919
Median earnings for workers (dollars)	25,749	+/-2,280
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	40,738	+/-1,955
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	30,938	+/-2,062
PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	5.3	+/-2.2
With related children under 18 years	9.8	+/-4.2
With related children under 5 years only	4.8	+/-6.2
Married couple families	2.7	+/-2.2
With related children under 18 years	4.2	+/-4.2
With related children under 5 years only	0	+/-12.2
Families with female householder, no husband present	21.1	+/-12.4
With related children under 18 years	25.4	+/-14.9
With related children under 5 years only	29.1	+/-34.8
All people	8.6	+/-2.3
Under 18 years	13.8	+/-5.8
Related children under 18 years	13.6	+/-5.8
Related children under 5 years	15.3	+/-7.7
Related children 5 to 17 years	12.9	+/-6.9
18 years and over	7	+/-1.7
18 to 64 years	7.8	+/-2.0
65 years and over	1.9	+/-1.8
People in families	6.9	+/-2.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	15.6	+/-4.4
TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
Selected Housing Characteristics:  2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	37,541	+/-118
Occupied housing units	33,463	+/-1,335
Vacant housing units	4,078	+/-1,347
Homeowner vacancy rate	3	+/-2.1
Rental vacancy rate	12	+/-6.3
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	23,284	+/-1,223
1-unit, attached	3,001	+/-969
2 units	810	+/-453
3 or 4 units	2,747	+/-830
5 to 9 units	2,382	+/-957
10 to 19 units	802	+/-459
20 or more units	679	+/-402
Mobile home	3,836	+/-755
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	+/-259
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2005 or later	733	+/-319
Built 2000 to 2004	2,996	+/-666
Built 1990 to 1999	4,146	+/-966
Built 1980 to 1989	4,969	+/-1,013
Built 1970 to 1979	7,346	+/-1,073
Built 1960 to 1969	4,343	+/-976
Built 1950 to 1959	5,310	+/-1,079
Built 1940 to 1949	2,747	+/-1,013
Built 1939 or earlier	4,951	+/-939
ROOMS
1 room	198	+/-254
2 rooms	1,521	+/-835
3 rooms	1,851	+/-752
4 rooms	6,522	+/-1,178
5 rooms	8,012	+/-1,209
6 rooms	5,661	+/-1,088
7 rooms	4,489	+/-927
8 rooms	4,251	+/-824
9 rooms or more	5,036	+/-962
Median (rooms)	5.6	+/-0.3
BEDROOMS
No bedroom	198	+/-254
1 bedroom	3,602	+/-1,095
2 bedrooms	9,547	+/-1,241
3 bedrooms	15,466	+/-1,430
4 bedrooms	5,995	+/-1,006
5 or more bedrooms	2,733	+/-778
Occupied housing units	33,463	+/-1,335
HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied	23,164	+/-1,262
Renter-occupied	10,299	+/-1,262
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	+/-0.12
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41	+/-0.27
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Moved in 2005 or later	8,656	+/-1,342
Moved in 2000 to 2004	10,391	+/-1,300
Moved in 1990 to 1999	6,740	+/-1,019
Moved in 1980 to 1989	3,745	+/-720
Moved in 1970 to 1979	2,195	+/-586
Moved in 1969 or earlier	1,736	+/-547
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	1,340	+/-482
1 vehicle available	10,387	+/-1,067
2 vehicles available	11,086	+/-1,281
3 or more vehicles available	10,650	+/-1,301
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	25,240	+/-1,567
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	2,051	+/-670
Electricity	5,412	+/-1,093
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	+/-259
Coal or coke	0	+/-259
Wood	534	+/-327
Solar energy	0	+/-259
Other fuel	226	+/-217
No fuel used	0	+/-259
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	0	+/-259
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	49	+/-79
No telephone service available	1,582	+/-647
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	33,179	+/-1,344
1.01 to 1.50	284	+/-314
1.51 or more	0	+/-259
Owner-occupied units	23,164	+/-1,262
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,485	+/-431
$50,000 to $99,999	2,215	+/-651
$100,000 to $149,999	7,056	+/-1,079
$150,000 to $199,999	6,068	+/-974
$200,000 to $299,999	4,257	+/-765
$300,000 to $499,999	1,516	+/-435
$500,000 to $999,999	367	+/-252
$1,000,000 or more	200	+/-148
Median (dollars)	155,500	+/-6,084
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	16,259	+/-1,221
Less than $300	0	+/-259
$300 to $499	467	+/-369
$500 to $699	779	+/-337
$700 to $999	3,643	+/-761
$1,000 to $1,499	6,857	+/-964
$1,500 to $1,999	3,575	+/-696
$2,000 or more	938	+/-360
Median (dollars)	1,202	+/-50
Housing units without a mortgage	6,905	+/-897
Less than $100	0	+/-259
$100 to $199	156	+/-137
$200 to $299	1,779	+/-571
$300 to $399	1,409	+/-477
$400 or more	3561	+/-711
Median (dollars)	408	+/-37
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	16,259	+/-1,221
Less than 20.0 percent	6,551	+/-1,182
20.0 to 24.9 percent	2,528	+/-623
25.0 to 29.9 percent	2,399	+/-718
30.0 to 34.9 percent	1,395	+/-481
35.0 percent or more	3,346	+/-782
Not computed	40	+/-64
Housing unit without a mortgage	6,905	+/-897
Less than 10.0 percent	3,272	+/-603
10.0 to 14.9 percent	1,273	+/-493
15.0 to 19.9 percent	769	+/-296
20.0 to 24.9 percent	441	+/-252
25.0 to 29.9 percent	609	+/-351
30.0 to 34.9 percent	227	+/-169
35.0 percent or more	314	+/-217
Not computed	0	+/-259
Renter-occupied units	10,299	+/-1,262
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	147	+/-174
$200 to $299	167	+/-199
$300 to $499	2,033	+/-869
$500 to $749	3,870	+/-877
$750 to $999	1,119	+/-522
$1,000 to $1,499	1,267	+/-605
$1,500 or more	266	+/-226
No cash rent	1,430	+/-770
Median (dollars)	663	+/-34
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15.0 percent	1,650	+/-746
15.0 to 19.9 percent	973	+/-558
20.0 to 24.9 percent	781	+/-466
25.0 to 29.9 percent	1,770	+/-745
30.0 to 34.9 percent	547	+/-300
35.0 percent or more	2,956	+/-778
Not computed	1,622	+/-793
Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The interval shown here is a 90 percent confidence interval. The stated range can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the lower and upper bounds contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.