Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Albany County
		County Seat:		Laramie
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square miles):		4,273.8
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		8.7
Subject	Albany		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	37,276	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	19,349	51.9	294,281	51.1
Female	17,927	48.1	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	1,993	5.3	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,677	4.5	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	1,462	3.9	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	3,310	8.9	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	8,465	22.7	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	3,561	9.6	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	2,572	6.9	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	1,795	4.8	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	1,692	4.5	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	1,562	4.2	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	1,927	5.2	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	2,083	5.6	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	1,781	4.8	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	1,211	3.2	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	769	2.1	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	537	1.4	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	441	1.2	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	438	1.2	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	6,088	16.3	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	10,819	29.0	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	9,620	25.8	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	7,353	19.7	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	3,396	9.1	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	27.2	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	37,276	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	34,408	92.3	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	618	1.7	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	367	1.0	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	1,025	2.7	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	34	0.1	575	0.1
Two or More Races	824	2.2	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	3,402	9.1	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	33,874	90.9	521,642	90.5
White Alone	31,424	84.3	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	428	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	241	56.3	3,000	33.1
Births	419	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	178	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	187	43.7	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	15,021	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	7,178	47.8	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	2,941	19.6	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	5,853	39.0	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	2,234	14.9	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	465	3.1	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	238	1.6	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	860	5.7	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	469	3.1	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	7,843	52.2	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	5,099	33.9	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	952	6.3	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,113	20.7	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,284	15.2	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.24	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	19,493	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	279	1.4	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	545	2.8	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,120	16.0	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	4,267	21.9	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	1,909	9.8	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	5,211	26.7	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	4,162	21.4	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	95.8	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	48.1	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	30,198	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,303	7.6	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	35,868	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	24,453	68.2	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	11,056	30.8	99,164	17.8
Same county	5,206	14.5	54,717	9.8
Different county	5,850	16.3	44,447	8.0
Same state	2,307	6.4	14,481	2.6
Different state	3,543	9.9	29,966	5.4
Abroad	359	1.0	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	15,021	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	1,961	13.1	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	1,022	6.8	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	1,935	12.9	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	1,767	11.8	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	1,634	10.9	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	2,675	17.8	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	1,605	10.7	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	1,623	10.8	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	420	2.8	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	379	2.5	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$42,882	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$59,714	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	13,127	87.4	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$56,558	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	2,708	18.0	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$15,991	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	1,880	12.5	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$24,705	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	359	2.4	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$6,735	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	170	1.1	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$3,233	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	768	5.1	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$38,601	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$5,291	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$12,052	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$16,848	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	849	11.8	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	644	21.1	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	347	5.9	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	217	9.5	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	357	41.5	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	296	56.6	4,982	36.2
All people	8,797	26.2	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	1,360	23.1	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	7,266	29.5	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	171	5.5	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	33,613	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	4,312	12.8	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	4,485	13.3	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	1,586	4.7	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	1,233	3.7	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	1,945	5.8	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	415	1.2	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	19,637	58.4	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	36,012	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	32,065	89.0	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	28,453	79.0	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	6,434	17.9	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	3,947	11.0	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	5,941	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	242	4.1	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	18,004	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,021	83.4	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	7,620	50.7	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	7,401	49.3	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	2,983	16.6	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	1.3	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	6.3	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	18,004	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	10,241	56.9	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	2,627	14.6	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	1,552	8.6	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	1,871	10.4	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	1,673	9.3	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	40	0.2	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	139	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	125	89.9	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	2	1.4	126	5.5
5 to more units	12	8.6	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	7,620	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	760	10.0	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	407	5.3	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	1,077	14.1	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,570	20.6	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	1,976	25.9	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	1,312	17.2	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	356	4.7	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	162	2.1	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$199,900	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	7,620	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	4,628	60.7	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	2,992	39.3	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	6,977	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	28	0.4	862	1.5
$200 to $299	142	2.0	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	1,173	16.8	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	2,454	35.2	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	1,822	26.1	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	957	13.7	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	401	5.7	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$710	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	19,163	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	18,401	96.0	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	762	4.0	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	15,332	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	9,419	61.4	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	72	0.5	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	31	0.2	27,688	9.9
Utilities	32	0.2	2,469	0.9
Construction	635	4.1	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	327	2.1	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	149	1.0	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	1,723	11.2	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	161	1.0	9,554	3.4
Information	142	0.9	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	625	4.1	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	1,075	7.0	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	1,996	13.0	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	2,025	13.2	33,923	12.2
Other Services	425	2.8	8,564	3.1
Government	5,913	38.6	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	172	1.1	7,522	2.7
State Government	3,833	25.0	13,343	4.8
Local Government	1,909	12.5	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$563,245,068	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$279,292,921	49.6	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$2,274,495	0.4	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$2,459,853	0.4	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$2,317,016	0.4	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$21,848,884	3.9	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$14,697,301	2.6	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$5,167,372	0.9	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$37,989,594	6.7	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$6,916,118	1.2	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$4,647,602	0.8	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$25,952,707	4.6	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$48,747,455	8.7	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$70,987,233	12.6	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$25,599,929	4.5	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$9,687,362	1.7	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$283,952,147	50.4	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$9,826,291	1.7	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$195,037,865	34.6	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$79,087,991	14.0	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$36,737	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$29,653	80.7	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$31,481	85.7	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$78,715	214.3	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$72,407	197.1	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$34,394	93.6	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$44,980	122.4	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$34,622	94.2	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$22,045	60.0	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$43,091	117.3	$47,370	106.3
Information	$32,787	89.2	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$41,524	113.0	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$45,346	123.4	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$35,560	96.8	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$12,640	34.4	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$22,794	62.0	$34,795	78.1
Government	$48,022	130.7	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$57,296	156.0	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$50,887	138.5	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$41,429	112.8	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	1,164	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Laramie County, WY	486	41.8	3,569	15.8
to Carbon County, WY	99	8.5	789	3.5
to Platte County, WY	99	8.5	600	2.7
to Adams County, CO	86	7.4	115	0.5
to Larimer County, CO	66	5.7	386	1.7
to All Other Counties	328	28.2	17,083	75.8
Total Commuting In	906	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Laramie County, WY	295	32.6	2,069	6.9
from Larimer County, CO	265	29.2	1,395	4.7
from Carbon County, WY	59	6.5	682	2.3
from Jefferson County, CO	34	3.8	169	0.6
from Boulder County, CO	27	3.0	127	0.4
from All Other Counties	226	24.9	25,504	85.2
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	448	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,964	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$47,271	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$40,176	85.0	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$7,095	15.0	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$1,780	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$373,430,338	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$367,284,780	98.4	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$8,446,972	2.3	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$217,144,754	58.1	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$78,154,454	20.9	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$10,080,186	2.7	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$53,458,414	14.3	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$6,145,558	1.6	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$4,976,508	1.3	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$0	0.0	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$0	0.0	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$1,169,050	0.3	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$26,471,605	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	70.9	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$19,394,441	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	4,273.8	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	1,041.2	24.4	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	586.2	13.7	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	7.0	0.2	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	448.0	10.5	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	0.0	0.0	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	340.4	8.0	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	331.4	7.8	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.3	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	8.7	0.2	257.4	0.3
Local Government	54.7	1.3	192.0	0.2
County	0.5	0.0	36.7	0.0
City and Town	19.1	0.4	78.3	0.1
School District and College	35.1	0.8	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	10.3	0.2	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	36.0	0.8	735.2	0.8
Total Public	1,446.6	33.8	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	2,827.2	66.2	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	1	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	16	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	3,657	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	20.9	(X)	455.5	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	236	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	86.1%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	3,604	(X)	89,780	(X)
Certified Teachers	333	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	75	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	25	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	282	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	1,077	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$53,699,009	(X)	$1,370,361,334	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$53,906,875	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$17,140	(X)	$17,166	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	27.2%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	44	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	1	2.3	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	15	34.1	147	13.5
Robbery	2	4.5	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	26	59.1	865	79.7
Property Crime	929	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	133	14.3	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	767	82.6	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	29	3.1	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	38,305	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	18,655	48.7	348,250	39.4
Trucks	9,904	25.9	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	1,263	3.3	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	6,889	18.0	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	370	1.0	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	384	1.0	24,901	2.8
Others	840	2.2	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	1,313	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	243	18.5	4,089	14.1
State Highway	312	23.8	6,752	23.2
County Road	581	44.3	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	136	10.4	2,431	8.4
Other	41	3.1	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	14,804	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	14,431	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	99	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	2	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	115	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	69.4%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	4,102	11.0	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	298	4.3	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	20.5%	(X)	25.2%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days	17.6%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	13.7%	(X)	22.2%	(X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
5  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
7  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
8  Wyoming Department of Revenue
9  University of Wyoming, Department of Geography & Recreation; and U.S. Census Bureau
10 Wyoming Department of Education
11 Wyoming Attorney General's Office
12 Wyoming Department of Transportation
13 Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of Family Services