Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Laramie County
		County Seat:		Cheyenne
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		2,685.9
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		35.2
Subject	Laramie		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	94,483	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	47,558	50.3	294,281	51.1
Female	46,925	49.7	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	6,372	6.7	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	6,417	6.8	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	5,923	6.3	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	5,786	6.1	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	7,078	7.5	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	6,884	7.3	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	6,348	6.7	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	5,559	5.9	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	5,907	6.3	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	6,264	6.6	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	6,983	7.4	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	6,717	7.1	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	5,751	6.1	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	4,102	4.3	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	2,935	3.1	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	2,173	2.3	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	1,688	1.8	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	1,596	1.7	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	22,186	23.5	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	9,390	9.9	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	24,698	26.1	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	25,715	27.2	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	12,494	13.2	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	37.2	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	94,483	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	86,466	91.5	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	3,086	3.3	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,230	1.3	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	1,175	1.2	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	175	0.2	575	0.1
Two or More Races	2,351	2.5	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	13,272	14.0	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	81,211	86.0	521,642	90.5
White Alone	74,727	79.1	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	1,996	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	487	24.4	3,000	33.1
Births	1,215	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	728	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	1,509	75.6	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	36,736	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	24,123	65.7	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	10,244	27.9	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	18,510	50.4	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	6,669	18.2	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,690	4.6	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	1,104	3.0	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,923	10.7	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	2,471	6.7	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	12,613	34.3	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	10,538	28.7	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	3,557	9.7	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,331	30.8	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,239	22.4	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.46	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	60,322	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,197	2.0	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,210	5.3	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,110	28.4	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	17,219	28.5	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	7,017	11.6	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	9,518	15.8	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	5,051	8.4	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	92.7	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	24.2	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	66,876	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,818	17.7	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	90,484	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	73,692	81.4	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	16,134	17.8	99,164	17.8
Same county	10,571	11.7	54,717	9.8
Different county	5,563	6.1	44,447	8.0
Same state	1,161	1.3	14,481	2.6
Different state	4,402	4.9	29,966	5.4
Abroad	658	0.7	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	36,736	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	1,654	4.5	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	1,970	5.4	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	3,481	9.5	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	3,914	10.7	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	5,679	15.5	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	7,217	19.6	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	5,192	14.1	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	5,019	13.7	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	1,715	4.7	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	895	2.4	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$54,596	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$69,469	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	29,872	81.3	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$65,886	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	9,962	27.1	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$17,698	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	8,049	21.9	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$26,776	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	1,283	3.5	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$9,809	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	504	1.4	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$4,579	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	2,582	7.0	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$50,755	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$7,326	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$13,947	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$20,210	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	1,789	7.4	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	1,377	12.4	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	465	2.5	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	254	3.6	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,171	29.8	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	1,012	36.9	4,982	36.2
All people	9,299	10.4	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	3,279	15.2	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	5,425	9.5	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	595	5.3	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	89,838	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	4,176	4.6	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	5,123	5.7	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	3,645	4.1	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	3,938	4.4	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	5,157	5.7	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	2,324	2.6	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	65,475	72.9	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	88,433	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	76,966	87.0	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	63,587	71.9	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	25,882	29.3	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	11,467	13.0	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	22,154	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	1,128	5.1	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	40,384	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	36,736	91.0	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	25,255	68.7	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	11,481	31.3	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	3,648	9.0	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	1.5	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	6.9	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	40,384	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	28,690	71.0	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	4,169	10.3	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	1,218	3.0	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	2,079	5.1	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	4,174	10.3	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	54	0.1	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	638	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	410	64.3	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	72	11.3	126	5.5
5 to more units	156	24.5	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	25,255	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	2,490	9.9	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	1,460	5.8	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	5,041	20.0	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,142	24.3	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	6,071	24.0	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	3,452	13.7	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	484	1.9	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	115	0.5	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$177,600	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	25,255	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	17,013	67.4	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	8,242	32.6	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	10,291	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	115	1.1	862	1.5
$200 to $299	313	3.0	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	1,496	14.5	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	3,586	34.8	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	2,417	23.5	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	1,927	18.7	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	437	4.2	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$729	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	46,248	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	43,959	95.1	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	2,289	4.9	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	43,747	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	30,112	68.8	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	308	0.7	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	213	0.5	27,688	9.9
Utilities	140	0.3	2,469	0.9
Construction	2,802	6.4	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	1,336	3.1	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	920	2.1	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	5,421	12.4	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	2,410	5.5	9,554	3.4
Information	1,140	2.6	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	2,179	5.0	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	3,260	7.5	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	4,239	9.7	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	4,430	10.1	33,923	12.2
Other Services	1,314	3.0	8,564	3.1
Government	13,635	31.2	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	2,565	5.9	7,522	2.7
State Government	3,986	9.1	13,343	4.8
Local Government	7,085	16.2	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$1,833,229,568	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$1,135,267,034	61.9	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$9,147,726	0.5	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$16,069,304	0.9	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$11,346,358	0.6	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$119,007,166	6.5	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$76,581,505	4.2	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$48,854,179	2.7	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$159,202,396	8.7	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$99,439,524	5.4	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$51,344,774	2.8	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$103,906,565	5.7	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$133,973,210	7.3	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$190,500,129	10.4	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$74,454,291	4.1	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$41,439,907	2.3	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$697,962,534	38.1	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$162,087,393	8.8	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$229,117,401	12.5	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$306,757,740	16.7	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$41,906	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$37,702	90.0	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$29,725	70.9	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$75,620	180.5	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$81,336	194.1	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$42,468	101.3	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$57,321	136.8	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$53,102	126.7	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$29,366	70.1	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$41,257	98.5	$47,370	106.3
Information	$45,029	107.5	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$47,685	113.8	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$41,102	98.1	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$44,937	107.2	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$16,807	40.1	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$31,531	75.2	$34,795	78.1
Government	$51,190	122.2	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$63,204	150.8	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$57,481	137.2	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$43,300	103.3	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	2,069	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Larimer County, CO	311	15.0	386	1.7
to Albany County, WY	295	14.3	906	4.0
to Weld County, CO	258	12.5	327	1.5
to Denver County, CO	129	6.2	242	1.1
to Sweetwater County, WY	125	6.0	3,333	14.8
to All Other Counties	951	46.0	17,348	77.0
Total Commuting In	3,569	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Larimer County, CO	1,004	28.1	1,395	4.7
from Weld County, CO	649	18.2	793	2.6
from Albany County, WY	486	13.6	1,164	3.9
from Goshen County, WY	98	2.7	1,235	4.1
from Fremont County, WY	63	1.8	1,017	3.4
from All Other Counties	1,269	35.6	24,342	81.3
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	1,116	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,676	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$219,472	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$181,920	82.9	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$37,552	17.1	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$64,499	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$1,046,155,321	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$957,102,278	91.5	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$19,792,600	1.9	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$565,219,107	54.0	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$192,887,590	18.4	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$84,239,232	8.1	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$94,963,749	9.1	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$89,053,043	8.5	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$78,369,368	7.5	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$787,238	0.1	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$0	0.0	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$9,896,437	0.9	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$72,678,041	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	69.5	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$71,085,060	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	2,685.9	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	14.9	0.6	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	0.0	0.0	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	0.0	0.0	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	14.9	0.6	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	0.0	0.0	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	237.4	8.8	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	234.4	8.7	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	3.1	0.1	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	0.0	0.0	257.4	0.3
Local Government	14.3	0.5	192.0	0.2
County	0.3	0.0	36.7	0.0
City and Town	12.3	0.5	78.3	0.1
School District and College	1.7	0.1	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	29.3	1.1	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	1.6	0.1	735.2	0.8
Total Public	295.9	11.0	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	2,390.0	89.0	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10			Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	2	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	41	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	14,327	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	20.0	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	814	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	72.1%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	14,188	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	1,100	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	224	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	95	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	924	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	485	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$207,619,638	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$207,368,179	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$16,492	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	42.8%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	226	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	2	0.9	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	33	14.6	147	13.5
Robbery	27	11.9	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	164	72.6	865	79.7
Property Crime	2,715	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	425	15.7	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	2,146	79.0	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	144	5.3	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	117,605	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	60,733	51.6	348,250	39.4
Trucks	28,147	23.9	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	4,656	4.0	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	19,177	16.3	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	764	0.6	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	1,197	1.0	24,901	2.8
Others	2,931	2.5	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	2,253	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	69	3.1	4,089	14.1
State Highway	414	18.4	6,752	23.2
County Road	1,271	56.4	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	346	15.4	2,431	8.4
Other	153	6.8	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	11,022	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	29,529	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	206	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	4	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	427	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	84.0%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	13,945	14.8	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	1,318	5.6	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	24.7%	(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	16.1%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	24.1%	(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