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