Wyoming County Profiles:  2012
 
Fremont County
County Seat:   Lander
Department of Administration & Information Land Area (square mile):  9,183.8
Economic Analysis Division   Population Per Square Mile:  4.5
   
Subject Fremont Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 41,110 100.0 576,412 100.0
    Male 20,515 49.9 294,281 51.1
    Female 20,595 50.1 282,131 48.9
     
    Under 5 years 3,057 7.4 38,592 6.7
    5 to 9 years 3,036 7.4 38,895 6.7
    10 to 14 years 2,671 6.5 36,286 6.3
    15 to 19 years 2,578 6.3 37,270 6.5
    20 to 24 years 2,535 6.2 42,591 7.4
    25 to 29 years 2,678 6.5 41,306 7.2
    30 to 34 years 2,550 6.2 39,793 6.9
    35 to 39 years 2,096 5.1 34,061 5.9
    40 to 44 years 2,318 5.6 34,207 5.9
    45 to 49 years 2,414 5.9 35,794 6.2
    50 to 54 years 3,007 7.3 43,170 7.5
    55 to 59 years 3,125 7.6 43,260 7.5
    60 to 64 years 2,776 6.8 35,679 6.2
    65 to 69 years 2,105 5.1 25,651 4.5
    70 to 74 years 1,459 3.5 17,863 3.1
    75 to 79 years 1,118 2.7 12,783 2.2
    80 to 84 years 868 2.1 9,990 1.7
    85 years and over 719 1.7 9,221 1.6
 
    Under 18 years 10,342 25.2 135,490 23.5
    18 to 24 years 3,535 8.6 58,144 10.1
    25 to 44 years 9,642 23.5 149,367 25.9
    45 to 64 years 11,322 27.5 157,903 27.4
    65 years and over 6,269 15.2 75,508 13.1
         
 Median age (years) 38.4 NA 36.9 NA
 
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1 Number Percent Number Percent
All Races Combined 41,110 100.0 576,412 100.0
    White Alone 30,968 75.3 536,450 93.1
    Black or African American Alone 335 0.8 8,555 1.5
    American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,454 20.6 15,003 2.6
    Asian Alone 223 0.5 5,183 0.9
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.1 575 0.1
    Two or More Races 1,108 2.7 10,646 1.8
         
Hispanic (may be of any race) 2,555 6.2 54,770 9.5
Non-Hispanic 38,555 93.8 521,642 90.5
    White Alone 29,201 71.0 487,822 84.6
 
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population Change 535 100.0 9,056 100.0
    Natural Change 203 37.9 3,000 33.1
        Births 599 (X) 7,426 (X)
        Deaths 396 (X) 4,426 (X)
    Net Migration 332 62.1 6,056 66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 15,538 100.0 221,479 100.0
    Family households (families) 10,403 67.0 145,992 65.9
               With own children under 18 years 4,279 27.5 63,449 28.6
        Married-couple family 7,846 50.5 117,493 53.0
               With own children under 18 years 2,774 17.9 45,297 20.5
        Male householder, no wife present, family 803 5.2 9,246 4.2
               With own children under 18 years 534 3.4 5,912 2.7
        Female householder, no husband present, family 1,754 11.3 19,253 8.7
               With own children under 18 years 971 6.2 12,240 5.5
    Nonfamily households 5,135 33.0 75,487 34.1
        Householder living alone 4,269 27.5 61,207 27.6
               65 years and over 1,644 10.6 20,074 9.1
         
  Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,977 32.0 69,185 31.2
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,192 27.0 49,189 22.2
         
Average household size 2.53 (X) 2.48 (X)
Average family size 3.06 (X) 3.02 (X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population 25 years and over 26,541 100.0 371,096 100.0
     Less than 9th grade 721 2.7 8,661 2.3
     9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,718 6.5 20,726 5.6
     High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,521 28.3 113,353 30.5
     Some college, no degree 7,790 29.4 101,199 27.3
     Associate's degree 2,971 11.2 37,126 10.0
     Bachelor's degree 3,767 14.2 60,011 16.2
     Graduate or professional degree 2,053 7.7 30,020 8.1
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 90.8 (X) 92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 21.9 (X) 24.3
VETERAN STATUS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over 30,001 100.0 452,054 100.0
     Civilian veterans 3,541 11.8 51,203 11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population age 1 year and over 39,455 100.0 555,587 100.0
     Same house 32,977 83.6 454,552 81.8
     Different house in the U.S. 6,428 16.3 99,164 17.8
          Same county 3,878 9.8 54,717 9.8
          Different county 2,550 6.5 44,447 8.0
               Same state 1,004 2.5 14,481 2.6
               Different state 1,546 3.9 29,966 5.4
     Abroad 50 0.1 1,871 0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 15,538 100.0 221,479 100.0
     Less than $10,000 880 5.7 11,279 5.1
     $10,000 to $14,999 904 5.8 10,717 4.8
     $15,000 to $24,999 2,294 14.8 21,127 9.5
     $25,000 to $34,999 1,542 9.9 22,992 10.4
     $35,000 to $49,999 2,327 15.0 31,395 14.2
     $50,000 to $74,999 3,222 20.7 44,135 19.9
     $75,000 to $99,999 1,914 12.3 31,949 14.4
     $100,000 to $149,999 1,674 10.8 32,413 14.6
     $150,000 to $199,999 509 3.3 9,172 4.1
     $200,000 or more 272 1.8 6,300 2.8
 Median household income (dollars) $48,565 (X) $56,573 (X)
 Mean household income (dollars) $59,797 (X) $70,836 (X)
         
 With earnings 12,505 80.5 184,013 83.1
     Mean earnings (dollars) $58,907 (X) $69,147 (X)
 With Social Security 4,861 31.3 58,632 26.5
     Mean Social Security income (dollars) $15,965 (X) $16,806 (X)
 With retirement income 2,726 17.5 35,970 16.2
     Mean retirement income (dollars) $18,583 (X) $21,386 (X)
         
 With Supplemental Security Income 649 4.2 6,552 3.0
     Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) $7,021 (X) $8,539 (X)
 With cash public assistance income 374 2.4 3,444 1.6
     Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) $2,867 (X) $3,374 (X)
 With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits 1,647 10.6 12,666 5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3 Number Percent Number Percent
Per capita personal income $40,177 (X) $50,567 (X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts $7,892 (X) $6,343 (X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent $10,024 (X) $13,093 (X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income $15,313 (X) $35,391 (X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2 Number Percent Number Percent
All families 1,171 11.3 10,532 7.2
     With related children under 18 years 1,045 21.3 8,494 12.4
 Married couple families 483 6.2 4,139 3.5
     With related children under 18 years 377 12.5 2,719 5.7
 Families with female householder, no husband present 547 31.2 5,472 28.4
     With related children under 18 years 530 41.5 4,982 36.2
         
All people 5,955 15.2 60,636 11.0
     Under 18 years 2,321 23.7 19,470 14.7
     18 to 64 years 3,323 14.0 36,902 10.6
     65 years and over 311 5.4 4,264 6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total: 39,201 100.0 549,049 100.0
     Under .50 1,936 4.9 24,850 4.5
     .50 to .99 4,019 10.3 35,786 6.5
     1.00 to 1.24 2,509 6.4 19,623 3.6
     1.25 to 1.49 2,367 6.0 23,841 4.3
     1.50 to 1.84 3,581 9.1 37,058 6.7
     1.85 to 1.99 1,029 2.6 14,161 2.6
     2.00 and over 23,760 60.6 393,730 71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 39,567 100.0 553,168 100.0
     With health insurance coverage 31,547 79.7 470,598 85.1
          With private health insurance 22,521 56.9 396,117 71.6
          With public coverage 13,982 35.3 141,018 25.5
     No health insurance coverage 8,020 20.3 82,570 14.9
         
 Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years 10,027 100.0 134,264 100.0
      No health insurance coverage 1,111 11.1 11,766 8.8
HOUSING UNITS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 17,710 100.0 261,430 100.0
     Occupied housing units 15,538 87.7 221,479 84.7
          Owner-occupied 11,096 71.4 155,659 70.3
          Renter-occupied 4,442 28.6 65,820 29.7
     Vacant housing units 2,172 12.3 39,951 15.3
       
  Homeowner vacancy rate (X) 0.6 (X) 1.7
  Rental vacancy rate (X) 7.6 (X) 7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 17,710 100.0 261,430 100.0
     Single family units 12,812 72.3 182,817 69.9
     2 to 4 units 592 3.3 19,426 7.4
     5 to 9 units 685 3.9 8,872 3.4
     10 or more units 600 3.4 13,702 5.2
     Mobile home  3,002 17.0 36,251 13.9
     RV, van, boat, etc. 19 0.1 362 0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 20 100.0 2,300 100.0
     Single family units 16 80.0 1,691 73.5
     2 to 4 units 4 20.0 126 5.5
     5 to more units 0 0.0 483 21.0
HOME VALUE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Owner-occupied units 11,096 100.0 155,659 100.0
     Less than $50,000 1,323 11.9 16,506 10.6
     $50,000 to $99,999 1,327 12.0 14,553 9.3
     $100,000 to $149,999 1,711 15.4 23,529 15.1
     $150,000 to $199,999 2,139 19.3 32,655 21.0
     $200,000 to $299,999 2,616 23.6 38,465 24.7
     $300,000 to $499,999 1,331 12.0 20,225 13.0
     $500,000 to $999,999 533 4.8 6,826 4.4
     $1,000,000 or more 116 1.0 2,900 1.9
 Median (dollars) $177,300 (X) $184,400 (X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Owner-occupied units 11,096 100.0 155,659 100.0
     Housing units with a mortgage 5,726 51.6 94,301 60.6
     Housing units without a mortgage 5,370 48.4 61,358 39.4
   
GROSS RENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Occupied units paying rent 3,859 100.0 58,693 100.0
     Less than $200 124 3.2 862 1.5
     $200 to $299 192 5.0 2,200 3.7
     $300 to $499 893 23.1 8,024 13.7
     $500 to $749 1,488 38.6 19,540 33.3
     $750 to $999 623 16.1 14,169 24.1
     $1,000 to $1,499 418 10.8 10,137 17.3
     $1,500 or more 121 3.1 3,761 6.4
 Median (dollars) $639 (X) $733 (X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013) Number Percent Number Percent
Labor Force 19,797 100.0 306,315 100.0
     Employment 18,610 94.0 292,096 95.4
     Unemployment 1,187 6.0 14,219 4.6
Unemployment Rate 6.0% (X) 4.6% (X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 16,802 100.0 278,595 100.0
    Private 10,902 64.9 212,193 76.2
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 144 0.9 2,542 0.9
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 959 5.7 27,688 9.9
         Utilities 69 0.4 2,469 0.9
         Construction 988 5.9 21,500 7.7
         Manufacturing 235 1.4 9,357 3.4
         Wholesale Trade 384 2.3 9,166 3.3
         Retail Trade 1,881 11.2 29,444 10.6
         Transportation & Warehousing 369 2.2 9,554 3.4
         Information 208 1.2 3,902 1.4
         Financial Activities 679 4.0 10,754 3.9
         Professional & Business Services 729 4.3 18,010 6.5
         Educational & Health Services 2,165 12.9 25,324 9.1
         Leisure & Hospitality 1,610 9.6 33,923 12.2
         Other Services 483 2.9 8,564 3.1
    Government 5,900 35.1 66,403 23.8
         Federal Government 478 2.8 7,522 2.7
         State Government 857 5.1 13,343 4.8
         Local Government 4,565 27.2 45,538 16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $656,716,972 100.0 $12,419,640,108 100.0
    Private $415,437,129 63.3 $9,402,134,549 75.7
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $3,390,591 0.5 $77,320,968 0.6
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $78,655,299 12.0 $2,292,161,480 18.5
         Utilities $4,811,300 0.7 $201,510,613 1.6
         Construction $41,462,590 6.3 $1,060,383,641 8.5
         Manufacturing $8,901,739 1.4 $522,831,750 4.2
         Wholesale Trade $15,520,224 2.4 $527,492,048 4.2
         Retail Trade $51,389,706 7.8 $796,995,012 6.4
         Transportation & Warehousing $16,679,720 2.5 $452,562,477 3.6
         Information $7,284,687 1.1 $162,296,930 1.3
         Financial Activities $31,389,810 4.8 $528,141,060 4.3
         Professional & Business Services $37,768,010 5.8 $875,522,196 7.0
         Educational & Health Services $80,149,030 12.2 $1,017,875,287 8.2
         Leisure & Hospitality $23,535,530 3.6 $589,074,501 4.7
         Other Services $14,498,893 2.2 $297,966,586 2.4
    Government $241,279,843 36.7 $3,017,505,559 24.3
         Federal Government $29,113,871 4.4 $444,713,124 3.6
         State Government $39,928,103 6.1 $693,482,477 5.6
         Local Government $172,237,869 26.2 $1,879,309,958 15.1
         
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $39,087 100.0 $44,580 100.0
    Private $38,107 97.5 $44,309 99.4
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $23,628 60.4 $30,423 68.2
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $81,997 209.8 $82,787 185.7
         Utilities $70,238 179.7 $81,625 183.1
         Construction $41,956 107.3 $49,321 110.6
         Manufacturing $37,880 96.9 $55,879 125.3
         Wholesale Trade $40,444 103.5 $57,547 129.1
         Retail Trade $27,317 69.9 $27,069 60.7
         Transportation & Warehousing $45,233 115.7 $47,370 106.3
         Information $35,107 89.8 $41,599 93.3
         Financial Activities $46,212 118.2 $49,113 110.2
         Professional & Business Services $51,808 132.5 $48,614 109.0
         Educational & Health Services $37,020 94.7 $40,194 90.2
         Leisure & Hospitality $14,621 37.4 $17,365 39.0
         Other Services $30,003 76.8 $34,795 78.1
    Government $40,898 104.6 $45,442 101.9
         Federal Government $60,940 155.9 $59,122 132.6
         State Government $46,577 119.2 $51,973 116.6
         Local Government $37,730 96.5 $41,270 92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK Number Percent Number Percent
Total Commuting Out 1,017 100.0 22,542 100.0
     to Sweetwater County, WY 224 22.0 3,333 14.8
     to Sublette County, WY 176 17.3 2,016 8.9
     to Natrona County, WY 128 12.6 2,080 9.2
     to Laramie County, WY 63 6.2 3,569 15.8
     to Teton County, WY 58 5.7 3,807 16.9
     to All Other Counties  368 36.2 7,737 34.3
         
Total Commuting In 565 100.0 29,946 100.0
     from Hot Springs County, WY 98 17.3 353 1.2
     from Washakie County, WY 70 12.4 220 0.7
     from Philadelphia County, PA 60 10.6 60 0.2
     from Salt Lake County, UT 56 9.9 457 1.5
     from Converse County, WY 35 6.2 1,872 6.3
     from All Other Counties 246 43.5 26,984 90.1
AGRICULTURE7 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Farms 1,363 (X) 11,736 (X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres) 1,710 (X) 30,364 (X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars) $127,834 100.0 $1,663,761 100.0
     Livestock and Products $79,032 61.8 $1,235,198 74.2
     Crops $48,802 38.2 $428,563 25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars) $21,230 (X) $268,001 (X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Assessed Valuation $905,663,761 100.0 $22,797,094,335 100.0
    Non-Minerals $415,287,339 45.9 $9,290,528,889 40.8
         Agriculture $14,199,226 1.6 $253,014,175 1.1
         Residential  $224,791,532 24.8 $4,292,823,158 18.8
         Commercial $60,179,587 6.6 $1,198,642,514 5.3
         Industrial $92,223,420 10.2 $2,162,592,241 9.5
         Other $23,893,574 2.6 $1,383,456,801 6.1
    Minerals $490,376,422 54.1 $13,506,565,446 59.2
         Oil $318,537,495 35.2 $4,229,997,989 18.6
         Natural gas $170,962,223 18.9 $4,470,657,938 19.6
         Coal $0 0.0 $4,054,979,229 17.8
         Other minerals $876,704 0.1 $750,930,290 3.3
Total Property Taxes $66,521,913 (X) $1,463,519,560 (X)
Average Mill Levy 73.5 (X) 64.2 (X)
         
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections $30,912,619 (X) $700,228,831 (X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles) Number Percent Number Percent
Total Land 9,183.8 100.0 97,093.1 100.0
    U.S. Government 4,984.9 54.3 46,535.4 47.9
         National Park Service 0.0 0.0 3,657.6 3.8
         Forest Service 1,534.6 16.7 14,390.9 14.8
         Fish and Wildlife 5.4 0.1 80.3 0.1
         Bureau of Land Management 3,254.4 35.4 27,162.8 28.0
         Bureau of Reclamation 190.4 2.1 1,243.8 1.3
    Wyoming 495.9 5.4 6,042.7 6.2
         State Lands Commission 419.6 4.6 5,773.5 5.9
         Recreation Commission 1.0 0.0 11.8 0.0
         Game and Fish 75.3 0.8 257.4 0.3
    Local Government 8.7 0.1 192.0 0.2
         County 1.3 0.0 36.7 0.0
         City and Town 5.8 0.1 78.3 0.1
         School District and College 1.6 0.0 44.3 0.0
    Other Lands 2,459.3 26.8 3,155.5 3.2
         
 Surface Water 105.6 1.1 735.2 0.8
 Total Public 7,948.8 86.6 55,925.5 57.6
 Total Private 1,235.0 13.4 41,167.6 42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10     Number Percent
Number of School Districts 8 (X) 48 (X)
Number of Schools 31 (X) 351 (X)
Fall Enrollment 6,656 (X) 90,993 (X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11) 18.9 (X) 19.7 (X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time) 315 (X) 5,300 (X)
     Graduation Rate 66.9% (X) 77.6% (X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM) 6,543 (X) 89,832 (X)
Certified Teachers 582 (X) 7,350 (X)
Certified Staff 131 (X) 1,538 (X)
Administration 81 (X) 746 (X)
Classified Staff 583 (X) 6,940 (X)
Students Transported Daily 2,351 (X) 31,351 (X)
Total General Fund Revenues $125,369,688 (X) $1,370,360,482 (X)
Total General Fund Expenditures $121,063,455 (X) $1,353,837,570 (X)
Operating Cost Per ADM $21,163 (X) $17,156 (X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14) 50.6% (X) 37.6% (X)
CRIME11  Number Percent Number Percent
Violent Crime 67 100.0 1,086 100.0
     Murder 2 3.0 14 1.3
     Forcible Rape 21 31.3 147 13.5
     Robbery 3 4.5 60 5.5
     Aggravated Assault 41 61.2 865 79.7
Property Crime 1,025 100.0 12,791 100.0
     Burglary 127 12.4 2,061 16.1
     Larceny-Theft 859 83.8 10,182 79.6
     Motor Vehicle Theft 39 3.8 548 4.3
TRANSPORTATION12 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles 63,301 100.0 883,401 100.0
     Passenger Cars 21,742 34.3 348,250 39.4
     Trucks 18,851 29.8 251,400 28.5
     Motorcycles 1,647 2.6 29,853 3.4
     Trailers (including house trailers) 16,429 26.0 196,395 22.2
     University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks) 326 0.5 5,025 0.6
     Commercial Trucks & Trailers 2,175 3.4 24,901 2.8
     Others 2,131 3.4 27,577 3.1
Road (miles) 2,255 100.0 29,070 100.0
     Federal  490 21.7 4,089 14.1
     State Highway 498 22.1 6,752 23.2
     County Road 960 42.6 14,620 50.3
     Local (City & Town) 147 6.5 2,431 8.4
     Other 160 7.1 1,178 4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled 12,880 (X) 15,659 (X)
Commercial Airport Passengers 26,090 (X) 997,818 (X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13 Number Percent Number Percent
Licensed Hospitals 2 (X) 27 (X)
     Bed Capacity 159 (X) 1,386 (X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities 3 (X) 38 (X)
     Bed Capacity 186 (X) 2,950 (X)
     Occupancy Rate 87.2% (X) 80.9% (X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries 9,948 24.2 87,069 15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program 935 8.6 8,846 6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 25.8% (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  13.9% (X) 15.6% (X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking 22.2% (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