Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Platte County
		County Seat:		Wheatland
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		2,084.2
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		4.2
Subject	Platte		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	8,756	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	4,401	50.3	294,281	51.1
Female	4,355	49.7	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	404	4.6	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	468	5.3	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	489	5.6	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	528	6.0	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	379	4.3	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	446	5.1	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	425	4.9	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	408	4.7	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	489	5.6	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	610	7.0	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	749	8.6	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	739	8.4	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	740	8.5	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	618	7.1	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	462	5.3	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	355	4.1	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	242	2.8	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	205	2.3	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	1,694	19.3	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	574	6.6	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	1,768	20.2	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	2,838	32.4	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	1,882	21.5	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	48	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	8,756	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	8,475	96.8	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	51	0.6	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	70	0.8	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	41	0.5	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.1	575	0.1
Two or More Races	112	1.3	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	650	7.4	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	8,106	92.6	521,642	90.5
White Alone	7,879	90.0	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	40	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	-21	-52.5	3,000	33.1
Births	65	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	86	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	61	152.5	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	3,662	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	2,328	63.6	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	908	24.8	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	1,911	52.2	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	601	16.4	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	102	2.8	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	80	2.2	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	315	8.6	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	227	6.2	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	1,334	36.4	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	1,259	34.4	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	662	18.1	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	986	26.9	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,308	35.7	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.34	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.96	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	6,349	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	230	3.6	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	404	6.4	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,137	33.7	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	1,726	27.2	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	637	10.0	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	776	12.2	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	439	6.9	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	90.0	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	19.1	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	6,876	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,020	14.8	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	8,594	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	7,373	85.8	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,219	14.2	99,164	17.8
Same county	526	6.1	54,717	9.8
Different county	693	8.1	44,447	8.0
Same state	369	4.3	14,481	2.6
Different state	324	3.8	29,966	5.4
Abroad	2	0.0	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	3,662	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	194	5.3	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	204	5.6	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	569	15.5	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	523	14.3	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	507	13.8	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	574	15.7	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	468	12.8	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	478	13.1	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	114	3.1	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	31	0.8	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$44,917	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$57,713	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	2,674	73.0	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$59,335	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	1,561	42.6	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$15,172	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	906	24.7	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$15,002	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	73	2.0	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$6,379	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	71	1.9	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$763	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	243	6.6	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$44,890	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$8,484	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$10,997	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$15,502	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	193	8.3	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	185	18.8	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	9	0.5	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	9	1.4	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	159	50.5	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	151	56.6	4,982	36.2
All people	1,142	13.3	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	497	28.3	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	514	10.2	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	131	7.5	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	8,565	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	384	4.5	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	758	8.8	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	384	4.5	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	358	4.2	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	659	7.7	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	322	3.8	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	5,700	66.5	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,556	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	7,336	85.7	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	5,747	67.2	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	3,051	35.7	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	1,220	14.3	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	1,773	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	173	9.8	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	4,664	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,662	78.5	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	2,913	79.5	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	749	20.5	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	1,002	21.5	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	0.8	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	5.6	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	4,664	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	3,456	74.1	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	141	3.0	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	22	0.5	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	97	2.1	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	948	20.3	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	19	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	19	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	2,913	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	411	14.1	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	581	19.9	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	659	22.6	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	569	19.5	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	501	17.2	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	111	3.8	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	71	2.4	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	10	0.3	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$133,300	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	2,913	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	1,511	51.9	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	1,402	48.1	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	620	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	13	2.1	862	1.5
$200 to $299	78	12.6	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	216	34.8	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	228	36.8	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	82	13.2	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	3	0.5	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	0	0.0	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$519	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	4,244	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	4,037	95.1	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	207	4.9	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	3,420	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	2,479	72.5	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	173	5.0	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	74	2.2	27,688	9.9
Utilities	368	10.8	2,469	0.9
Construction	237	6.9	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	62	1.8	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	44	1.3	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	370	10.8	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	98	2.9	9,554	3.4
Information	27	0.8	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	136	4.0	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	109	3.2	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	327	9.6	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	387	11.3	33,923	12.2
Other Services	68	2.0	8,564	3.1
Government	941	27.5	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	121	3.5	7,522	2.7
State Government	170	5.0	13,343	4.8
Local Government	650	19.0	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$134,537,898	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$100,299,187	74.6	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$4,972,821	3.7	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$3,788,383	2.8	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$32,102,072	23.9	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$14,089,344	10.5	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$1,651,845	1.2	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$2,128,318	1.6	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$8,694,600	6.5	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$4,444,010	3.3	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$938,999	0.7	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$5,401,966	4.0	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$3,523,890	2.6	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$12,594,980	9.4	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$4,855,054	3.6	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$1,112,905	0.8	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$34,238,711	25.4	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$6,384,820	4.7	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$7,179,414	5.3	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$20,674,477	15.4	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$39,339	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$40,460	102.8	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$28,828	73.3	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$51,194	130.1	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$87,175	221.6	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$59,449	151.1	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$26,859	68.3	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$48,371	123.0	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$23,483	59.7	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$45,580	115.9	$47,370	106.3
Information	$35,434	90.1	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$39,647	100.8	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$32,329	82.2	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$38,517	97.9	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$12,545	31.9	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$16,306	41.5	$34,795	78.1
Government	$36,385	92.5	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$52,658	133.9	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$42,356	107.7	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$31,795	80.8	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	409	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Goshen County, WY	108	26.4	508	2.3
to Converse County, WY	74	18.1	1,222	5.4
to Laramie County, WY	58	14.2	3,569	15.8
to Carbon County, WY	39	9.5	789	3.5
to Campbell County, WY	36	8.8	4,290	19.0
to All Other Counties	94	23.0	12,164	54.0
Total Commuting In	600	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Goshen County, WY	279	46.5	1,235	4.1
from Albany County, WY	99	16.5	1,164	3.9
from Laramie County, WY	63	10.5	2,069	6.9
from Denver County, CO	38	6.3	63	0.2
from Boulder County, CO	27	4.5	127	0.4
from All Other Counties	94	15.7	25,288	84.4
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	505	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,224	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$140,158	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$114,680	81.8	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$25,478	18.2	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$27,081	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$162,202,614	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$159,204,746	98.2	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$13,791,166	8.5	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$47,834,183	29.5	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$11,228,962	6.9	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$2,977,602	1.8	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$83,372,833	51.4	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$2,997,868	1.8	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$43,917	0.0	$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	$2,953,951	1.8	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$11,559,477	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	71.3	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$7,013,258	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	2,084.2	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	147.5	7.1	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	1.8	0.1	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	0.0	0.0	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	129.0	6.2	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	16.7	0.8	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	246.6	11.8	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	246.0	11.8	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.5	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	0.1	0.0	257.4	0.3
Local Government	2.3	0.1	192.0	0.2
County	2.1	0.1	36.7	0.0
City and Town	0.1	0.0	78.3	0.1
School District and College	0.1	0.0	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	91.9	4.4	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	26.0	1.2	735.2	0.8
Total Public	488.2	23.4	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	1,596.0	76.6	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	1,238	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	18.8	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	81	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	81.8%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	1,236	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	141	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	22	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	19	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	126	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	338	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$22,385,708	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$22,620,877	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$20,524	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	32.7%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	4	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	0	0.0	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	1	25.0	147	13.5
Robbery	0	0.0	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	3	75.0	865	79.7
Property Crime	89	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	23	25.8	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	61	68.5	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	5.6	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	17,600	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	5,989	34.0	348,250	39.4
Trucks	5,406	30.7	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	517	2.9	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	4,498	25.6	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	130	0.7	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	365	2.1	24,901	2.8
Others	695	3.9	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	947	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	7	0.7	4,089	14.1
State Highway	263	27.7	6,752	23.2
County Road	598	63.1	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	54	5.7	2,431	8.4
Other	25	2.7	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	31,792	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	0	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	25	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	1	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	43	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	88.0%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	1,388	15.9	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	111	6.2	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	21.1%	(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	13.6%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	16.9%	(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