WYOMING COUNTY PROFILES
Platte County	Department of Administration & Information Economic Analysis Division
County Seat:  Wheatland
Land Area (square mile):  2,111.2
Population Per Square Mile:  4.1
	Platte	Percent	Wyoming	Percent
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1
Total	8,645	100.0	581,381	100.0
Male	4,385	50.7	297,954	51.2
Female	4,260	49.3	283,427	48.8
Under 5 years	444	5.1	31,340	5.4
5 to 9 years	497	5.7	35,894	6.2
10 to 14 years	525	6.1	38,715	6.7
15 to 19 years	462	5.3	39,138	6.7
20 to 24 years	386	4.5	39,334	6.8
25 to 29 years	411	4.8	35,040	6.0
30 to 34 years	434	5.0	38,008	6.5
35 to 39 years	493	5.7	39,485	6.8
40 to 44 years	421	4.9	38,157	6.6
45 to 49 years	445	5.1	32,591	5.6
50 to 54 years	490	5.7	32,597	5.6
55 to 59 years	600	6.9	33,499	5.8
60 to 64 years	706	8.2	39,524	6.8
65 to 69 years	670	7.8	37,783	6.5
70 to 74 years	637	7.4	29,277	5.0
75 to 79 years	481	5.6	19,312	3.3
80 to 84 years	311	3.6	11,282	1.9
85 years and over	232	2.7	10,405	1.8
Under 18 years	1,783	20.6	130,114	22.4
18 to 24 years	531	6.1	54,307	9.3
25 to 44 years	1,759	20.3	150,690	25.9
45 to 64 years	2,241	25.9	138,211	23.8
65 years and over	2,331	27.0	108,059	18.6
Median age (years)	47.8	(X)	39.2	(X)
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1
All Races Combined	8,645	100.0	581,381	100.0
White Alone	8,224	95.1	536,573	92.3
Black or African American Alone	59	0.7	7,162	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	112	1.3	16,273	2.8
Asian Alone	68	0.8	6,506	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	10	0.1	627	0.1
Two or More Races	172	2.0	14,240	2.4
Hispanic (may be of any race)	734	8.5	62,808	10.8
Non-Hispanic	7,911	91.5	518,573	89.2
White Alone	7,579	87.7	482,967	83.1
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1
Total Population Change	-29	100.0	1,898	100.0
Natural Change	-79	272.4	-490	-25.8
Births	77	(X)	6,189	(X)
Deaths	156	(X)	6,679	(X)
Net Migration	52	-179.3	2,494	131.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2
Total households	3,861	100.0	234,156	100.0
Married-couple family	2,089	54.1	118,766	50.7
With own children under 18 years	669	17.3	45,518	19.4
Cohabitating couple	307	8.0	15,944	6.8
With own children under 18 years	166	4.3	5,449	2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present	728	18.9	47,648	20.3
With own children under 18 years	12	0.3	3,364	1.4
Householder living alone	653	16.9	36,002	15.4
65 years and over	270	7.0	11,415	4.9
Female householder, no spouse/partner present	737	19.1	51,798	22.1
With own children under 18 years	19	0.5	8,035	3.4
Householder living alone	662	17.1	34,994	14.9
65 years and over	472	12.2	17,741	7.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years	913	23.6	67,590	28.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,654	42.8	71,410	30.5
Average household size	2.2	(X)	2.4	(X)
Average family size	2.8	(X)	3.0	(X)
PRESENCE AND TYPES OF INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS IN HOUSEHOLD2
Total	3,861	100.0	234,156	100.0
With an Internet subscription	2,867	74.3	207,049	88.4
Dial-up with no other type of Internet subscription	0	0.0	549	0.3
Broadband of any type	2,867	100.0	206,500	99.7
Internet access without a subscription	85	2.2	7,048	3.0
No Internet access	909	23.5	20,059	8.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2
Population 25 years and over	6,572	100.0	391,802	100.0
Less than 9th grade	141	2.1	7,316	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	283	4.3	16,403	4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,191	33.3	110,277	28.1
Some college, no degree	1,737	26.4	98,143	25.0
Associate's degree	766	11.7	46,082	11.8
Bachelor's degree	788	12.0	71,313	18.2
Graduate or professional degree	666	10.1	42,268	10.8
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	93.5	(X)	93.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	22.1	(X)	29.0
VETERAN STATUS2
Civilian population 18 years and over	6,896	100.0	442,089	100.0
Civilian veterans	725	10.5	42,651	9.6
DISABILITY STATUS2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,477	100.0	567,826	100.0
With a disability	1,579	18.6	76,906	13.5
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2
Population age 1 year and over	8,581	100.0	571,853	100.0
Same house	7,346	85.6	479,005	83.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,235	14.4	90,993	15.9
Same county	904	10.5	48,487	8.5
Different county	331	3.9	42,506	7.4
Same state	233	2.7	14,500	2.5
Different state	98	1.1	28,006	4.9
Abroad	0	0.0	1,855	0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH2
Total Population	8,618	100.0	577,929	100
Native	8,549	99.2	558,173	96.6
Born in United States	8,549	99.2	552,985	95.7
Born in Wyoming	3,763	43.7	245,999	42.6
Born in different state	4,786	55.5	306,986	53.1
Born in Island areas or abroad to American parents	0	0.0	5,188	0.9
Foreign born	69	0.8	19,756	3.4
Naturalized U.S. citizen	23	0.3	7,907	1.4
Not a U.S. citizen	46	0.5	11,849	2.1
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2022 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2
Total households	3,861	100.0	234,156	100.0
Less than $10,000	320	8.3	10,714	4.6
$10,000 to $14,999	165	4.3	8,115	3.5
$15,000 to $24,999	230	6.0	17,014	7.3
$25,000 to $34,999	218	5.6	18,040	7.7
$35,000 to $49,999	534	13.8	24,727	10.6
$50,000 to $74,999	818	21.2	41,961	17.9
$75,000 to $99,999	417	10.8	32,579	13.9
$100,000 to $149,999	504	13.1	43,864	18.7
$150,000 to $199,999	377	9.8	19,922	8.5
$200,000 or more	278	7.2	17,220	7.4
Median household income (dollars)	$64,753	(X)	$72,495	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$85,301	(X)	$94,901	(X)
With earnings	2,698	69.9	182,874	78.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$85,607	(X)	$92,145	(X)
With Social Security	1,662	43.0	75,513	32.2
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$23,757	(X)	$23,051	(X)
With retirement income	1,090	28.2	57,094	24.4
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$33,100	(X)	$30,435	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	225	5.8	7,767	3.3
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$14,092	(X)	$10,923	(X)
With cash public assistance income	91	2.4	3,751	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$1,124	(X)	$3,762	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	267	6.9	11,307	4.8
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Male	$57,263	(X)	$64,083	(X)
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Female	$44,145	(X)	$44,903	(X)
PER CAPITA INCOME3
Per capita personal income	$55,397	(X)	$73,248	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$14,791	(X)	$11,302	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$10,437	(X)	$24,746	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$16,057	(X)	$28,459	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2
All families	106	4.5	10,055	6.8
With related children under 18 years	67	7.6	7,331	11.0
Married couple families	90	4.3	4,246	3.6
With related children under 18 years	51	7.4	2,253	4.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	16	8.5	4,402	24.1
With related children under 18 years	16	11.9	4,006	31.6
All people	1,008	12.0	60,134	10.7
Under 18 years	235	14.7	16,297	12.6
18 to 64 years	543	11.9	36,253	10.8
65 years and over	230	10.2	7,584	7.7
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2
Total (Population for whom poverty status is determined):	8,425	100.0	564,105	100.0
Under .50	289	3.4	27,092	4.8
.50 to .99	719	8.5	33,042	5.9
1.00 to 1.24	307	3.6	18,868	3.3
1.25 to 1.49	475	5.6	21,550	3.8
1.50 to 1.84	624	7.4	32,486	5.8
1.85 to 1.99	72	0.9	14,382	2.5
2.00 and over	5,939	70.5	416,685	73.9
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,477	100.0	567,826	100.0
With health insurance coverage	6,935	81.8	501,959	88.4
With private health insurance	4,947	58.4	410,895	72.4
With public coverage	3,427	40.4	165,013	29.1
No health insurance coverage	1,542	18.2	65,867	11.6
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 19 years	1,784	100.0	140,328	100.0
No health insurance coverage	305	17.1	12,762	9.1
HOUSING UNITS2
Total housing units	4,624	100.0	273,291	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,861	83.5	234,156	85.7
Owner-occupied	2,860	74.1	168,393	71.9
Renter-occupied	1,001	25.9	65,763	28.1
Vacant housing units	763	16.5	39,135	14.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	0.0	(X)	1.2
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	11.0	(X)	9.1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2
Total housing units	4,624	100.0	273,291	100.0
Single family units	3,081	66.6	196,934	72.1
2 to 4 units	223	4.8	17,701	6.5
5 to 9 units	22	0.5	9,070	3.3
10 or more units	221	4.8	16,054	5.9
Mobile home	1,077	23.3	33,074	12.1
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	458	0.2
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4
Total housing units	42	100.0	3,004	100.0
Single family units	42	100.0	1,924	64.0
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	286	9.5
5 or more units	0	0.0	794	26.4
HOME VALUE2
Owner-occupied units	2,860	100.0	168,393	100.0
Less than $50,000	165	5.8	12,466	7.4
$50,000 to $99,999	135	4.7	6,585	3.9
$100,000 to $149,999	320	11.2	10,986	6.5
$150,000 to $199,999	508	17.8	19,817	11.8
$200,000 to $299,999	673	23.5	48,173	28.6
$300,000 to $499,999	636	22.2	45,233	26.9
$500,000 to $999,999	356	12.4	18,518	11.0
$1,000,000 or more	67	2.3	6,615	3.9
Median (dollars)	$237,100	(X)	$269,900	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2
Owner-occupied units	2,860	100.0	168,393	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	1,106	38.7	97,687	58.0
Cost greater than 30% of household income	294	21.6	23,687	23.8
Housing units without a mortgage	1,754	61.3	70,706	42.0
Cost greater than 30% of household income	211	10.8	7,744	10.6
Median monthly mortgage cost	$1,473	(X)	1,642	(X)
GROSS RENT2
Occupied units paying rent	864	100.0	59,957	100.0
Less than $500	68	7.9	6,166	10.3
$500 to $999	597	69.1	27,878	46.5
$1,000 to $1,499	143	16.6	17,841	29.8
$1,500 to $1,999	56	6.5	5,526	9.2
$2,000 to $2,499	0	0.0	1337	2.2
$2,500 to $2,999	0	0.0	642	1.1
$3,000 or more	0	0.0	567	0.9
Rent greater than 30% of household income	257	34.1	25,599	38.5
Median (dollars)	$788	(X)	$933	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5
Labor Force	4,461	100.0	291,756	100.0
Employment	4,306	96.5	281,343	96.4
Unemployment	155	3.5	10,413	3.6
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	(X)	3.6%	(X)
Percent of population 16 years and over in labor force2	(X)	53.6	(X)	65.7
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6
Total	3,375	100.0	272,013	100.0
Private	2,504	74.2	208,023	76.5
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	187	5.5	2,656	1.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	88	2.6	16,294	6.0
Utilities	301	8.9	2,305	0.8
Construction	190	5.6	21,235	7.8
Manufacturing	69	2.0	10,189	3.7
Wholesale Trade	42	1.3	7,737	2.8
Retail Trade	438	13.0	30,368	11.2
Transportation & Warehousing	87	2.6	9,902	3.6
Information	19	0.5	3,110	1.1
Financial Activities	137	4.1	11,495	4.2
Professional & Business Services	159	4.7	20,661	7.6
Educational & Health Services	301	8.9	27,564	10.1
Leisure & Hospitality	425	12.6	37,447	13.8
Other Services	60	1.8	7,061	2.6
Government	871	25.8	63,989	23.5
Federal Government	111	3.3	7,565	2.8
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	166	4.9	12,050	4.4
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	594	17.6	44,375	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6
Total	$166,486,463	100.0	$15,318,932,928	100.0
Private	$128,537,559	77.2	$11,693,291,999	76.3
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$8,526,115	5.1	$110,867,830	0.7
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$6,006,845	3.6	$1,623,660,131	10.6
Utilities	$35,335,582	21.2	$243,337,698	1.6
Construction	$10,512,671	6.3	$1,323,681,566	8.6
Manufacturing	$2,529,477	1.5	$795,565,288	5.2
Wholesale Trade	$2,839,912	1.7	$564,299,978	3.7
Retail Trade	$13,396,608	8.0	$1,080,463,312	7.1
Transportation & Warehousing	$4,882,898	2.9	$604,000,789	3.9
Information	$780,520	0.5	$216,347,040	1.4
Financial Activities	$7,575,952	4.6	$906,527,851	5.9
Professional & Business Services	$9,615,091	5.8	$1,523,249,480	9.9
Educational & Health Services	$16,789,982	10.1	$1,373,675,378	9.0
Leisure & Hospitality	$7,630,493	4.6	$1,005,052,820	6.6
Other Services	$2,115,413	1.3	$322,562,838	2.1
Government	$37,948,904	22.8	$3,625,640,929	23.7
Federal Government	$7,045,442	4.2	$588,131,562	3.8
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$8,546,278	5.1	$732,400,330	4.8
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$22,357,184	13.4	$2,305,109,037	15.0
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6
Total	$49,331	100.0	$56,317	100.0
Private	$51,338	104.1	$56,211	99.8
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$45,553	92.3	$41,748	74.1
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$68,005	137.9	$99,647	176.9
Utilities	$117,297	237.8	$105,562	187.4
Construction	$55,353	112.2	$62,334	110.7
Manufacturing	$36,750	74.5	$78,079	138.6
Wholesale Trade	$67,217	136.3	$72,934	129.5
Retail Trade	$30,563	62.0	$35,579	63.2
Transportation & Warehousing	$56,016	113.6	$61,001	108.3
Information	$42,190	85.5	$69,571	123.5
Financial Activities	$55,299	112.1	$78,865	140.0
Professional & Business Services	$60,472	122.6	$73,727	130.9
Educational & Health Services	$55,781	113.1	$49,835	88.5
Leisure & Hospitality	$17,937	36.4	$26,839	47.7
Other Services	$35,505	72.0	$45,683	81.1
Government	$43,561	88.3	$56,660	100.6
Federal Government	$63,427	128.6	$77,746	138.0
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$51,459	104.3	$60,782	107.9
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$37,638	76.3	$51,947	92.2
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK7
Total Commuting Out	1,206	100.0	15,024	6.0
to Natrona County, WY	176	14.6	(X)	(X)
to Laramie County, WY	126	10.4	(X)	(X)
to Converse County, WY	122	10.1	(X)	(X)
to Albany County, WY	120	10.0	(X)	(X)
to Goshen County, WY	113	9.4	(X)	(X)
to Campbell County, WY	89	7.4	(X)	(X)
to Fremont County, WY	35	2.9	(X)	(X)
to Scotts Bluff County, NE	33	2.7	(X)	(X)
to Carbon County, WY	27	2.2	(X)	(X)
to All Other Locations	365	30.3	(X)	(X)
Total Commuting In	1,063	100.0	24,316	9.3
from Laramie County, WY	237	22.3	(X)	(X)
from Goshen County, WY	149	14.0	(X)	(X)
from Natrona County, WY	95	8.9	(X)	(X)
from Albany County, WY	71	6.7	(X)	(X)
from Campbell County, WY	71	6.7	(X)	(X)
from Converse County, WY	71	6.7	(X)	(X)
from Fremont County, WY	33	3.1	(X)	(X)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	32	3.0	(X)	(X)
from Denver County, CO	18	1.7	(X)	(X)
from All Other Locations	286	26.9	(X)	(X)
Commuting data are not comparable in profiles prior to the 2020 County Profiles because their source and methodology are different.
AGRICULTURE8
Number of Farms (2022)	490	(X)	10,544	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres) (2022)	1,233	(X)	28,776	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$131,126	100.0	$1,960,949	100.0
Livestock and Products	$101,852	77.7	$1,424,137	72.6
Crops	$29,274	22.3	$536,812	27.4
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$32,941	(X)	$395,347	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES9
Total Assessed Valuation	$249,258,394	100.0	$34,069,711,455	100.0
Non-Minerals	$246,788,531	99.0	$16,780,432,528	49.3
Agricultural Land	$22,781,605	9.1	$410,432,213	1.2
Residential Property	$97,307,098	39.0	$9,844,553,533	28.9
Commercial Property	$17,654,623	7.1	$2,257,138,055	6.6
Industrial Property	$12,988,066	5.2	$2,359,849,946	6.9
Other (Electric, Pipelines, Railroads, etc.)	$96,057,139	38.5	$1,908,458,781	5.6
Minerals	$2,469,863	1.0	$17,289,278,927	50.7
Oil	$0	0.0	$7,667,800,744	22.5
Natural gas	$0	0.0	$6,256,097,281	18.4
Coal	$0	0.0	$2,661,946,707	7.8
Other minerals	$2,469,863	1.0	$703,434,195	2.1
Total Property Taxes	$17,189,618	(X)	$2,199,769,606	(X)
Average Mill Levy	69.0	(X)	64.6	(X)
4% SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS10
Total	$12,651,076	100.0	$921,521,541	100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$7,379	0.1	$289,161	0.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$2,350,928	18.6	$116,754,132	12.7
Utilities	$2,520,206	19.9	$48,113,671	5.2
Construction	$123,007	1.0	$15,011,540	1.6
Manufacturing	$192,986	1.5	$25,526,329	2.8
Wholesale Trade	$518,161	4.1	$61,206,496	6.6
Retail Trade	$4,031,998	31.9	$367,473,358	39.9
Transportation & Warehousing	$93,137	0.7	$5,057,025	0.5
Information	$116,542	0.9	$10,993,534	1.2
Financial Activities (inc. auto, machinery, and equip. leasing)	$222,884	1.8	$35,434,662	3.8
Professional & Business Services	$82,386	0.7	$6,252,889	0.7
Educational & Health Services	$1,042	0.0	$494,536	0.1
Leisure & Hospitality	$850,149	6.7	$103,103,625	11.2
Other Services	$195,486	1.5	$34,423,693	3.7
Public Administration (reflects automobile sales)	$1,344,786	10.6	$91,386,890	9.9
LANDOWNERSHIP11 (square miles)
Total Area	2,111.2	100.0	97,802.9	100.0
Private Lands	1,612.0	76.4	42,016.6	43.0
Conservation Easement	0.0	0.0	974.7	1.0
Federal Lands	244.2	11.6	46,030.4	47.1
Forest Service	1.8	0.1	13,447.5	13.7
Bureau of Land Management	127.5	6.0	27,321.2	27.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,487.3	3.6
Fish & Wildlife Service	0.0	0.0	117.4	0.1
Bureau of Reclamation	0.1	0.0	631.8	0.6
Department of Defense	114.8	5.4	137.8	0.1
Other Federal	0.0	0.0	887.5	0.9
State Lands	221.9	10.5	6,033.8	6.2
State Trust Lands*	193.5	9.2	5,587.9	5.7
State Parks & Historical Sites	24.1	1.1	102.7	0.1
Wyoming Game & Fish	4.2	0.2	306.2	0.3
University of Wyoming	0.0	0.0	30.4	0.0
Other State	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0
Wind River Reservation	0.0	0.0	2,805.4	2.9
Local Government	2.1	0.1	257.2	0.3
Water	31.1	1.5	659.4	0.7
* Trust lands are held in trust for designated beneficiaries, principally public schools. Managers may lease and sell these lands for a diverse range of uses to generate revenues for the beneficiaries.
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS12
Number of School Districts	2	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	12	(X)	342	(X)
Fall Enrollment	1,124	(X)	92,380	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	18.5	(X)	18.8	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	64	(X)	6,085	(X)
Graduation Rate	74.4%	(X)	81.4%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	1,102	(X)	89,636	(X)
Certified Teachers	113	(X)	7,312	(X)
Certified Staff	21	(X)	1,773	(X)
Administration	19	(X)	774	(X)
Classified Staff	114	(X)	6,760	(X)
Students Transported Daily	313	(X)	26,551	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$22,401,127	(X)	$1,566,208,185	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$22,282,619	(X)	$1,552,600,524	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$27,298	(X)	$21,258	(X)
Percent of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch	33.0%	(X)	34.0%	(X)
TRANSPORTATION13
Number of Registered Vehicles	19,194	100.0	928,330	100.0
Passenger Cars	6,055	31.5	357,893	38.6
Trucks	5,924	30.9	268,773	29.0
Motorcycles	540	2.8	26,671	2.9
Trailers (including house trailers)	5,044	26.3	212,877	22.9
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	169	0.9	6,940	0.7
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	453	2.4	20,526	2.2
Others	1,009	5.3	34,650	3.7
Total Households by Vehicles Available	3,861	100.0	234,156	100.0
No vehicle available	131	3.4	8,910	3.8
1 vehicle available	1,043	27.0	62,581	26.7
2 vehicles available	1,294	33.5	84,093	35.9
3 vehicles available	854	22.1	47,239	20.2
4 or more vehicles available	539	14.0	31,333	13.4
Means of Transportation to Work for Workers 16 Years and Over	3,494	100.0	284,555	100.0
Drove alone	2,704	77.4	217,500	76.4
Carpooled	326	9.3	27,298	9.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	9	0.3	2,611	0.9
Other (inc. taxi, motorcycle, bike, walk)	202	5.8	15,244	5.4
Worked from home	253	7.2	21,902	7.7
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (2022)	31,849	(X)	15,718	(X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)2	18.3	(X)	18.0	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers (2023)	0	(X)	1,463,810	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS14
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	28	(X)
Bed Capacity	25	(X)	1,457	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	1	(X)	35	(X)
Bed Capacity	50	(X)	2,879	(X)
Occupancy Rate	82.0%	(X)	69.1%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries (2022)	1,275	14.7	87,953	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program (2022)	67	3.7	6,175	4.4
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 (2017-2021)	32.0%	(X)	32.0%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days (2017-2021)	21.5%	(X)	15.9%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and are currently smoking (2017-2021)	20.8%	(X)	16.4%	(X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2022	8  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS)	Analysis (BEA), 2022
5-Year Estimates	9   Wyoming Department of Revenue, 2023
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 2022	10  Wyoming Department of Revenue, Fiscal Year 2023
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2022	11  U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Geological Survey,
5  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Local Area Unemployment	and Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, 2023
Statistics (LAUS), 2022	12  Wyoming Department of Education, 2022-2023
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau	13  Wyoming Department of Transportation, 2023
of Labor Statistics (BLS), Quarterly Census of Employment and	14  Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of
Wages (QCEW), 2022	Family Services, 2023
7  U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment
Statistics, 2021