Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Lincoln County
		County Seat:		Kemmerer
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		4,076.1
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		4.4
Subject	Lincoln		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	17,961	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	9,187	51.1	294,281	51.1
Female	8,774	48.9	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	1,269	7.1	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,411	7.9	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	1,381	7.7	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	1,231	6.9	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	717	4.0	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	877	4.9	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	1,229	6.8	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	1,114	6.2	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	1,122	6.2	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	1,171	6.5	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	1,376	7.7	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	1,411	7.9	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	1,201	6.7	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	923	5.1	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	593	3.3	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	412	2.3	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	261	1.5	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	262	1.5	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	4,850	27.0	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	1,159	6.5	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	4,342	24.2	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	5,159	28.7	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	2,451	13.6	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	38.7	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	17,961	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	17,348	96.6	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	145	0.8	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	181	1.0	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	84	0.5	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.1	575	0.1
Two or More Races	186	1.0	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	774	4.3	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	17,187	95.7	521,642	90.5
White Alone	16,665	92.8	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	-76	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	126	-165.8	3,000	33.1
Births	241	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	115	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	-202	265.8	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	6,346	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	4,922	77.6	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	2,073	32.7	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	4,292	67.6	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	1,679	26.5	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	275	4.3	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	204	3.2	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	355	5.6	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	190	3.0	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	1,424	22.4	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	1,272	20.0	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	543	8.6	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,261	35.6	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,536	24.2	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.82	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.24	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	11,722	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	184	1.6	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	636	5.4	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,867	33.0	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	3,192	27.2	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	1,122	9.6	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	1,951	16.6	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	770	6.6	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	93.0	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	23.2	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,821	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,204	9.4	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	17,744	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	15,476	87.2	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	2,239	12.6	99,164	17.8
Same county	1,107	6.2	54,717	9.8
Different county	1,132	6.4	44,447	8.0
Same state	334	1.9	14,481	2.6
Different state	798	4.5	29,966	5.4
Abroad	29	0.2	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	6,346	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	213	3.4	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	259	4.1	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	595	9.4	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	416	6.6	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	792	12.5	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	1,442	22.7	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	1,153	18.2	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	1,114	17.6	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	193	3.0	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	169	2.7	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$62,542	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$71,465	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	5,305	83.6	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$70,854	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	1,880	29.6	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$16,290	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	1,021	16.1	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$20,672	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	148	2.3	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$8,818	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	99	1.6	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$2,555	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	242	3.8	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$39,927	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$5,850	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$12,017	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$17,501	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	209	4.2	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	117	5.2	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	158	3.7	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	76	4.2	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	51	14.4	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	41	18.7	4,982	36.2
All people	1,271	7.1	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	444	8.7	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	659	6.2	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	168	7.6	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	17,842	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	425	2.4	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	846	4.7	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	463	2.6	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	857	4.8	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	1,692	9.5	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	354	2.0	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	13,205	74.0	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17,855	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	15,471	86.6	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	13,301	74.5	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	4,228	23.7	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	2,384	13.4	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	5,114	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	318	6.2	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	8,925	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	6,346	71.1	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	5,282	83.2	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	1,064	16.8	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	2,579	28.9	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	5.7	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	14.6	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	8,925	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	7,468	83.7	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	403	4.5	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	113	1.3	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	174	1.9	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	753	8.4	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	14	0.2	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	32	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	32	100.0	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	126	5.5
5 to more units	0	0.0	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	5,282	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	336	6.4	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	495	9.4	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	704	13.3	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,023	19.4	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	1,626	30.8	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	868	16.4	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	165	3.1	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	65	1.2	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$204,600	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	5,282	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	3,235	61.2	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	2,047	38.8	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	915	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	19	2.1	862	1.5
$200 to $299	30	3.3	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	108	11.8	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	324	35.4	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	236	25.8	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	187	20.4	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	11	1.2	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$738	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	7,810	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	7,348	94.1	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	462	5.9	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,685	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	3,929	69.1	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	18	0.3	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	623	11.0	27,688	9.9
Utilities	193	3.4	2,469	0.9
Construction	637	11.2	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	133	2.3	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	56	1.0	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	608	10.7	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	190	3.3	9,554	3.4
Information	122	2.1	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	126	2.2	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	295	5.2	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	312	5.5	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	472	8.3	33,923	12.2
Other Services	146	2.6	8,564	3.1
Government	1,757	30.9	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	122	2.1	7,522	2.7
State Government	123	2.2	13,343	4.8
Local Government	1,512	26.6	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$240,999,250	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$169,152,415	70.2	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$432,502	0.2	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$58,501,675	24.3	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$16,111,162	6.7	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$27,156,850	11.3	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$4,496,387	1.9	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$2,759,962	1.1	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$13,335,548	5.5	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$9,641,317	4.0	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$6,182,539	2.6	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$4,829,699	2.0	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$10,626,890	4.4	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$7,421,980	3.1	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$4,710,637	2.0	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$2,945,267	1.2	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$71,846,835	29.8	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$6,152,460	2.6	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$6,233,742	2.6	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$59,460,633	24.7	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$42,392	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$43,058	101.6	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$24,028	56.7	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$93,941	221.6	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$83,478	196.9	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$42,666	100.6	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$33,871	79.9	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$49,506	116.8	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$21,933	51.7	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$50,811	119.9	$47,370	106.3
Information	$50,781	119.8	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$38,484	90.8	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$36,023	85.0	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$23,788	56.1	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$9,985	23.6	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$20,173	47.6	$34,795	78.1
Government	$40,903	96.5	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$50,534	119.2	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$50,578	119.3	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$39,332	92.8	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	1,840	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Teton County, WY	1,180	64.1	3,807	16.9
to Sublette County, WY	149	8.1	2,016	8.9
to Bear Lake County, ID	110	6.0	110	0.5
to Caribou County, ID	102	5.5	102	0.5
to Uinta County, WY	99	5.4	869	3.9
to All Other Counties	200	10.9	15,638	69.4
Total Commuting In	816	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Uinta County, WY	141	17.3	1,709	5.7
from Caribou County, ID	96	11.8	102	0.3
from Bear Lake County, ID	83	10.2	105	0.4
from Teton County, WY	82	10.0	477	1.6
from Sweetwater County, WY	81	9.9	1,107	3.7
from All Other Counties	333	40.8	26,446	88.3
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	608	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	344	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$40,520	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$27,673	68.3	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$12,847	31.7	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$6,473	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$788,889,069	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$449,776,399	57.0	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$8,723,996	1.1	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$143,028,425	18.1	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$20,390,468	2.6	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$195,907,519	24.8	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$81,725,991	10.4	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$339,112,670	43.0	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$34,522,092	4.4	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$182,844,078	23.2	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$121,034,136	15.3	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$712,364	0.1	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$50,173,353	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	63.6	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$14,169,092	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	4,076.1	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	3,053.6	74.9	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	11.6	0.3	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	1,412.5	34.7	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	9.9	0.2	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	1,586.8	38.9	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	32.8	0.8	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	170.6	4.2	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	167.2	4.1	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.0	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	3.4	0.1	257.4	0.3
Local Government	6.5	0.2	192.0	0.2
County	n/a	n/a	36.7	0.0
City and Town	n/a	n/a	78.3	0.1
School District and College	n/a	n/a	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	5.1	0.1	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	19.9	0.5	735.2	0.8
Total Public	3,235.9	79.4	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	840.2	20.6	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10			Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	2	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	13	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	3,162	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	21.1	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	194	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	88.2%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	3,148	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	241	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	37	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	26	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	258	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	1,724	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$48,741,374	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$48,430,239	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$17,234	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	35.7%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	11	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	0	0.0	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	0	0.0	147	13.5
Robbery	0	0.0	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	11	100.0	865	79.7
Property Crime	126	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	33	26.2	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	88	69.8	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	4.0	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	28,460	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	9,863	34.7	348,250	39.4
Trucks	8,745	30.7	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	745	2.6	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	7,419	26.1	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	159	0.6	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	833	2.9	24,901	2.8
Others	696	2.4	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	1,133	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	316	27.9	4,089	14.1
State Highway	338	29.8	6,752	23.2
County Road	300	26.5	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	115	10.1	2,431	8.4
Other	64	5.6	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	12,092	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	0	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	2	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	36	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	2	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	48	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	90.0%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	2,382	13.3	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	323	6.3	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	20.7%	(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	12.3%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	14.8%	(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