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:  4.0
	Platte	Percent	Wyoming	Percent
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1
Total	8,546	100.0	584,057	100.0
Male	4,330	50.7	299,025	51.2
Female	4,216	49.3	285,032	48.8
Under 5 years	412	4.8	30,785	5.3
5 to 9 years	483	5.7	35,635	6.1
10 to 14 years	501	5.9	38,215	6.5
15 to 19 years	456	5.3	40,349	6.9
20 to 24 years	362	4.2	38,004	6.5
25 to 29 years	409	4.8	34,959	6.0
30 to 34 years	467	5.5	37,854	6.5
35 to 39 years	465	5.4	39,018	6.7
40 to 44 years	448	5.2	39,345	6.7
45 to 49 years	433	5.1	33,593	5.8
50 to 54 years	472	5.5	32,847	5.6
55 to 59 years	590	6.9	32,456	5.6
60 to 64 years	685	8.0	39,132	6.7
65 to 69 years	688	8.1	38,578	6.6
70 to 74 years	620	7.3	30,455	5.2
75 to 79 years	498	5.8	20,581	3.5
80 to 84 years	281	3.3	11,880	2.0
85 years and over	276	3.2	10,371	1.8
Under 18 years	1,717	20.1	129,549	22.2
18 to 24 years	497	5.8	53,439	9.1
25 to 44 years	1,789	20.9	151,176	25.9
45 to 64 years	2,180	25.5	138,028	23.6
65 years and over	2,363	27.7	111,865	19.2
Median age (years)	48.0	(X)	39.7	(X)
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1
All Races Combined	8,546	100.0	584,057	100.0
White Alone	8,135	95.2	538,988	92.3
Black or African American Alone	58	0.7	7,048	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	122	1.4	16,393	2.8
Asian Alone	67	0.8	6,723	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.1	661	0.1
Two or More Races	153	1.8	14,244	2.4
Hispanic (may be of any race)	761	8.9	62,798	10.8
Non-Hispanic	7,785	91.1	521,259	89.2
White Alone	7,465	87.4	485,185	83.1
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1
Total Population Change	-106	100.0	2,428	100.0
Natural Change	-75	70.8	103	4.2
Births	70	(X)	5,882	(X)
Deaths	145	(X)	5,779	(X)
Net Migration	-30	28.3	2,338	96.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2
Total households	3,877	100.0	238,176	100.0
Married-couple family	1,988	51.3	119,378	50.1
With own children under 18 years	689	17.8	45,591	19.1
Cohabitating couple	371	9.6	15,985	6.7
With own children under 18 years	174	4.5	5,458	2.3
Male householder, no spouse/partner present	698	18.0	48,822	20.5
With own children under 18 years	0	0.0	3,356	1.4
Householder living alone	619	16.0	37,093	15.6
65 years and over	228	5.9	12,288	5.2
Female householder, no spouse/partner present	820	21.2	53,991	22.7
With own children under 18 years	36	0.9	8,458	3.6
Householder living alone	704	18.2	36,730	15.4
65 years and over	434	11.2	18,683	7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years	959	24.7	67,764	28.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,576	40.6	74,333	31.2
Average household size	2.19	(X)	2.4	(X)
Average family size	2.80	(X)	3.0	(X)
PRESENCE AND TYPES OF INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS IN HOUSEHOLD2
Total	3,877	100.0	238,176	100.0
With an Internet subscription	3,029	78.1	212,788	89.3
Dial-up with no other type of Internet subscription	0	0.0	613	0.3
Broadband of any type	3,029	100.0	212,175	99.7
Internet access without a subscription	153	3.9	7,344	3.1
No Internet access	695	17.9	18,044	7.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2
Population 25 years and over	6,565	100.0	395,504	100.0
Less than 9th grade	212	3.2	7,492	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	342	5.2	16,010	4.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,301	35.0	109,885	27.8
Some college, no degree	1,778	27.1	97,088	24.5
Associate's degree	651	9.9	46,693	11.8
Bachelor's degree	728	11.1	74,355	18.8
Graduate or professional degree	553	8.4	43,981	11.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	91.6	(X)	94.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	19.5	(X)	29.9
VETERAN STATUS2
Civilian population 18 years and over	6,847	100.0	443,975	100.0
Civilian veterans	549	8.0	40,952	9.2
DISABILITY STATUS2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,482	100.0	569,723	100.0
With a disability	1,411	16.6	79,382	13.9
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2
Population age 1 year and over	8,596	100.0	573,735	100.0
Same house	7,599	88.4	483,536	84.3
Different house in the U.S.	997	11.6	88,565	15.4
Same county	834	9.7	46,357	8.1
Different county	163	1.9	42,208	7.4
Same state	78	0.9	14,589	2.5
Different state	85	1.0	27,619	4.8
Abroad	0	0.0	1,634	0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH2
Total Population	8,606	100.0	579,761	100.0
Native	8,558	99.4	559,397	96.5
Born in United States	8,546	99.3	554,364	95.6
Born in Wyoming	3,467	40.3	243,508	42.0
Born in different state	5,079	59.0	310,856	53.6
Born in Island areas or abroad to American parents	12	0.1	5,033	0.9
Foreign born	48	0.6	20,364	3.5
Naturalized U.S. citizen	0	0.0	8,610	1.5
Not a U.S. citizen	48	0.6	11,754	2.0
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2023 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2
Total households	3,877	100.0	238,176	100.0
Less than $10,000	299	7.7	10,977	4.6
$10,000 to $14,999	85	2.2	8,038	3.4
$15,000 to $24,999	331	8.5	16,747	7.0
$25,000 to $34,999	249	6.4	17,733	7.4
$35,000 to $49,999	477	12.3	24,904	10.5
$50,000 to $74,999	856	22.1	40,958	17.2
$75,000 to $99,999	571	14.7	32,705	13.7
$100,000 to $149,999	399	10.3	45,691	19.2
$150,000 to $199,999	431	11.1	21,598	9.1
$200,000 or more	179	4.6	18,825	7.9
Median household income (dollars)	$66,299	(X)	$74,815	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$82,117	(X)	$97,459	(X)
With earnings	2,675	69.0	183,782	77.2
Mean earnings (dollars)	$85,242	(X)	$94,649	(X)
With Social Security	1,579	40.7	77,791	32.7
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$25,097	(X)	$24,111	(X)
With retirement income	965	24.9	61,761	25.9
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$34,625	(X)	$31,497	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	223	5.8	7,955	3.3
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$14,157	(X)	$11,332	(X)
With cash public assistance income	90	2.3	3,772	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$1,289	(X)	$3,919	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	321	8.3	11,890	5.0
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Male	$57,966	(X)	$65,810	(X)
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Female	$45,472	(X)	$46,306	(X)
PER CAPITA GDP AND INCOME3
Per capita gross domestic product (GDP)	$85,866	(X)	$89,016	(X)
Per capita personal income	$59,292	(X)	$82,060	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$15,985	(X)	$12,187	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$12,486	(X)	$29,899	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2
All families	134	5.8	10,566	7.1
With related children under 18 years	71	7.5	7,501	11.2
Married couple families	112	5.6	4,304	3.6
With related children under 18 years	49	7.1	1,994	4.2
Families with female householder, no husband present	22	9.2	4,752	25.4
With related children under 18 years	22	13.1	4,374	33.9
All people	864	10.2	60,704	10.7
Under 18 years	172	10.2	16,442	12.6
18 to 64 years	460	10.1	36,197	10.8
65 years and over	232	10.5	8,065	7.9
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2
Total (Population for whom poverty status is determined):	8,457	100.0	565,918	100.0
Under .50	263	3.1	27,495	4.9
.50 to .99	601	7.1	33,209	5.9
1.00 to 1.24	357	4.2	18,980	3.4
1.25 to 1.49	504	6.0	22,460	4.0
1.50 to 1.84	915	10.8	31,916	5.6
1.85 to 1.99	129	1.5	16,169	2.9
2.00 and over	5,688	67.3	415,689	73.5
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,482	100.0	569,723	100.0
With health insurance coverage	6,571	77.5	503,648	88.4
With private health insurance	4,603	54.3	407,722	71.6
With public coverage	3,524	41.5	171,925	30.2
No health insurance coverage	1,911	22.5	66,075	11.6
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 19 years	1,811	100.0	140,004	100.0
No health insurance coverage	379	20.9	13,024	9.3
HOUSING UNITS2
Total housing units	4,656	100.0	275,131	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,877	83.3	238,176	86.6
Owner-occupied	2,810	72.5	171,299	71.9
Renter-occupied	1,067	27.5	66,877	28.1
Vacant housing units	779	16.7	36,955	13.4
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	0.0	(X)	0.9
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	5.0	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2
Total housing units	4,656	100.0	275,131	100.0
Single family units	3,108	66.8	200,403	72.8
2 to 4 units	248	5.3	17,694	6.4
5 to 9 units	24	0.5	9,055	3.3
10 or more units	214	4.6	15,624	5.7
Mobile home	1,062	22.8	31,796	11.6
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	559	0.2
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4
Total housing units	32	100.0	1,681	100.0
Single family units	32	100.0	1,418	84.4
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	205	12.2
5 or more units	0	0.0	58	3.5
HOME VALUE2
Owner-occupied units	2,810	100.0	171,299	100.0
Less than $50,000	162	5.8	12,505	7.3
$50,000 to $99,999	128	4.6	6,601	3.9
$100,000 to $149,999	263	9.4	10,140	5.9
$150,000 to $199,999	357	12.7	15,826	9.2
$200,000 to $299,999	747	26.6	47,531	27.7
$300,000 to $499,999	708	25.2	49,568	28.9
$500,000 to $999,999	360	12.8	21,703	12.7
$1,000,000 or more	85	3.0	7,425	4.3
Median (dollars)	$248,900	(X)	$285,100	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2
Owner-occupied units	2,810	100.0	171,299	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	1,071	38.1	97,730	57.1
Cost greater than 30% of household income	269	25.2	24,392	25.1
Housing units without a mortgage	1,739	61.9	73,569	42.9
Cost greater than 30% of household income	258	14.9	8,874	12.2
Median monthly mortgage cost	$1,519	(X)	1,691	(X)
GROSS RENT2
Occupied units paying rent	948	100.0	60,771	100.0
Less than $500	53	5.6	5,537	9.1
$500 to $999	616	65.0	26,802	44.1
$1,000 to $1,499	206	21.7	18,647	30.7
$1,500 to $1,999	73	7.7	6,370	10.5
$2,000 to $2,499	0	0.0	1792	2.9
$2,500 to $2,999	0	0.0	693	1.1
$3,000 or more	0	0.0	930	1.5
Rent greater than 30% of household income	306	33.6	26,073	43.5
Median (dollars)	$745	(X)	$968	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5
Labor Force	4,259	100.0	295,207	100.0
Employment	4,134	97.1	286,669	97.1
Unemployment	125	2.9	8,538	2.9
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	(X)	2.9%	(X)
Percent of population 16 years and over in labor force2	(X)	54.7	(X)	65.0
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6
Total	3,308	100.0	278,528	100.0
Private	2,462	74.4	213,310	76.6
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	192	5.8	2,750	1.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	73	2.2	17,079	6.1
Utilities	298	9.0	2,344	0.8
Construction	160	4.8	22,330	8.0
Manufacturing	69	2.1	10,428	3.7
Wholesale Trade	41	1.2	7,957	2.9
Retail Trade	430	13.0	30,256	10.9
Transportation & Warehousing	88	2.6	10,174	3.7
Information	16	0.5	3,178	1.1
Financial Activities	136	4.1	11,538	4.1
Professional & Business Services	166	5.0	21,679	7.8
Educational & Health Services	321	9.7	28,110	10.1
Leisure & Hospitality	410	12.4	38,195	13.7
Other Services	63	1.9	7,291	2.6
Government	846	25.6	65,218	23.4
Federal Government	111	3.3	7,871	2.8
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	143	4.3	12,233	4.4
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	593	17.9	45,114	16.2
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6
Total	$167,875,780	100.0	$16,448,712,049	100.0
Private	$130,033,314	77.5	$12,565,977,506	76.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$8,710,945	5.2	$115,410,002	0.7
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$5,367,597	3.2	$1,785,850,182	10.9
Utilities	$35,515,064	21.2	$253,830,692	1.5
Construction	$8,452,966	5.0	$1,501,982,333	9.1
Manufacturing	$2,715,305	1.6	$813,137,242	4.9
Wholesale Trade	$2,744,318	1.6	$609,104,285	3.7
Retail Trade	$13,676,222	8.1	$1,117,652,474	6.8
Transportation & Warehousing	$5,166,396	3.1	$662,293,730	4.0
Information	$787,593	0.5	$230,090,952	1.4
Financial Activities	$8,010,886	4.8	$940,282,742	5.7
Professional & Business Services	$10,703,091	6.4	$1,701,102,316	10.3
Educational & Health Services	$18,012,982	10.7	$1,439,580,834	8.8
Leisure & Hospitality	$7,722,029	4.6	$1,049,337,183	6.4
Other Services	$2,447,920	1.5	$346,322,539	2.1
Government	$37,842,466	22.5	$3,882,734,543	23.6
Federal Government	$7,590,041	4.5	$652,842,494	4.0
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$7,951,598	4.7	$802,934,952	4.9
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$22,300,827	13.3	$2,426,957,097	14.8
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6
Total	$50,747	100.0	$59,056	100.0
Private	$52,818	104.1	$58,909	99.8
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$45,448	89.6	$41,961	71.1
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$73,609	145.1	$104,566	177.1
Utilities	$119,110	234.7	$108,297	183.4
Construction	$52,940	104.3	$67,262	113.9
Manufacturing	$39,165	77.2	$77,976	132.0
Wholesale Trade	$67,065	132.2	$76,547	129.6
Retail Trade	$31,781	62.6	$36,940	62.6
Transportation & Warehousing	$58,991	116.2	$65,095	110.2
Information	$49,753	98.0	$72,405	122.6
Financial Activities	$58,977	116.2	$81,494	138.0
Professional & Business Services	$64,476	127.1	$78,469	132.9
Educational & Health Services	$56,115	110.6	$51,212	86.7
Leisure & Hospitality	$18,854	37.2	$27,473	46.5
Other Services	$38,807	76.5	$47,497	80.4
Government	$44,722	88.1	$59,535	100.8
Federal Government	$68,688	135.4	$82,944	140.4
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$55,703	109.8	$65,636	111.1
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$37,612	74.1	$53,796	91.1
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK7
Total Commuting Out	1,160	100.0	16,808	6.5
to Natrona County, WY	188	16.2	(X)	(X)
to Campbell County, WY	107	9.2	(X)	(X)
to Laramie County, WY	103	8.9	(X)	(X)
to Albany County, WY	97	8.4	(X)	(X)
to Goshen County, WY	86	7.4	(X)	(X)
to Converse County, WY	78	6.7	(X)	(X)
to Pennington County, SD	40	3.4	(X)	(X)
to Fremont County, WY	37	3.2	(X)	(X)
to Sweetwater County, WY	32	2.8	(X)	(X)
All Other Locations	392	33.8	(X)	(X)
Total Commuting In	1,189	100.0	24,448	9.2
from Laramie County, WY	249	20.9	(X)	(X)
from Natrona County, WY	163	13.7	(X)	(X)
from Goshen County, WY	138	11.6	(X)	(X)
from Albany County, WY	86	7.2	(X)	(X)
from Converse County, WY	78	6.6	(X)	(X)
from Campbell County, WY	76	6.4	(X)	(X)
from Fremont County, WY	30	2.5	(X)	(X)
from Weld County, CO	28	2.4	(X)	(X)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	26	2.2	(X)	(X)
from All Other Locations	315	26.5	(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)
Estimated Market Value of Land and Buildings -avg. per farm (2022)	$2,586,576	(X)	$3,442,320	(X)
Estimated Market Value of All Machinery & Equipment - avg. per farm (2022)	$163,074	(X)	$154,247	(X)
Market Value of Ag Products Sold - thousands of dollars (2022)	$101,365	100.0	$1,600,189	100.0
Livestock and Products	$77,879	76.8	$1,242,159	77.6
Crops	$23,487	23.2	$358,030	22.4
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars) (2023)	$35,472	(X)	$377,139	(X)
Number of All Cattle (2023)	60,000	(X)	1,260,000	(X)
Number of All Sheep and Lambs (2023)	500	(X)	330,200	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES9
Total Assessed Valuation	$250,114,865	100.0	$31,801,156,680	100.0
Non-Minerals	$246,912,077	98.7	$17,025,857,113	53.5
Agricultural Land	$24,228,296	9.7	$438,920,786	1.4
Residential Property	$102,183,311	40.9	$10,146,507,232	31.9
Commercial Property	$16,358,666	6.5	$2,351,384,518	7.4
Industrial Property	$13,017,914	5.2	$2,309,134,052	7.3
Other (Electric, Pipelines, Railroads, etc.)	$91,123,890	36.4	$1,779,910,525	5.6
Minerals	$3,202,788	1.3	$14,775,299,567	46.5
Oil	$0	0.0	$6,554,767,180	20.6
Natural gas	$0	0.0	$4,815,639,659	15.1
Coal	$0	0.0	$2,628,199,093	8.3
Other minerals	$3,202,788	1.3	$776,693,635	2.4
Total Property Taxes	$17,277,855	(X)	$2,056,663,393	(X)
Average Mill Levy	69.1	(X)	64.7	(X)
4% SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS10
Total	$15,097,780	100.0	$975,559,684	100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$7,683	0.1	$377,941	0.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$1,990,775	13.2	$122,314,385	12.5
Utilities	$3,108,212	20.6	$58,263,769	6.0
Construction	$107,029	0.7	$15,146,099	1.6
Manufacturing	$484,790	3.2	$26,309,883	2.7
Wholesale Trade	$595,582	3.9	$63,128,406	6.5
Retail Trade	$5,602,463	37.1	$379,486,465	38.9
Transportation & Warehousing	$207,068	1.4	$6,730,890	0.7
Information	$114,722	0.8	$10,718,598	1.1
Financial Activities (inc. auto, machinery, and equip. leasing)	$249,198	1.7	$41,721,828	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$88,249	0.6	$7,439,232	0.8
Educational & Health Services	$1,419	0.0	$548,510	0.1
Leisure & Hospitality	$911,695	6.0	$110,387,520	11.3
Other Services	$242,620	1.6	$36,924,810	3.8
Public Administration (reflects automobile sales)	$1,386,276	9.2	$96,061,348	9.8
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	10	(X)	338	(X)
Fall Enrollment	1,116	(X)	91,036	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	18.6	(X)	18.9	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	80	(X)	6,193	(X)
Graduation Rate	83.3%	(X)	81.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	1,087	(X)	88,389	(X)
Certified Teachers	107	(X)	7,355	(X)
Certified Staff	17	(X)	1,730	(X)
Administration	18	(X)	778	(X)
Classified Staff	107	(X)	6,781	(X)
Students Transported Daily	245	(X)	26,905	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$24,953,067	(X)	$1,566,101,554	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$23,798,779	(X)	$1,626,955,667	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$26,594	(X)	$22,882	(X)
Percent of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch	42.1%	(X)	37.9%	(X)
TRANSPORTATION13
Number of Registered Vehicles	19,604	100.0	943,929	100.0
Passenger Cars	6,089	31.1	362,857	38.4
Trucks	6,065	30.9	275,382	29.2
Motorcycles	567	2.9	27,275	2.9
Trailers (including house trailers)	5,250	26.8	215,047	22.8
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	166	0.8	7,070	0.7
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	440	2.2	20,904	2.2
Others	1,027	5.2	35,394	3.7
Total Households by Vehicles Available2	3,877	100.0	238,176	100.0
No vehicle available	79	2.0	9,428	4.0
1 vehicle available	1,067	27.5	64,199	27.0
2 vehicles available	1,312	33.8	85,364	35.8
3 vehicles available	847	21.8	47,286	19.9
4 or more vehicles available	572	14.8	31,899	13.4
Means of Transportation to Work for Workers 16 Years and Over2	3,599	100.0	282,769	100.0
Drove alone	2,821	78.4	214,239	75.8
Carpooled	370	10.3	27,455	9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	7	0.2	2,510	0.9
Other (inc. taxi, motorcycle, bike, walk)	146	4.1	14,412	5.1
Worked from home	255	7.1	24,153	8.5
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (2023)	32,492	(X)	16,317	(X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)2	18.6	(X)	18.5	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers (2024)	0	(X)	1,622,650	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS14
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	28	(X)
Bed Capacity	25	(X)	1,440	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	1	(X)	36	(X)
Bed Capacity	50	(X)	2,915	(X)
Occupancy Rate	82.0%	(X)	67.8%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries (2023)	1,339	15.7	93,050	15.9
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program (2023)	77	4.3	7,187	5.1
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 (2019-2023)	33.2%	(X)	33.3%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days (2019-2023)	18.6%	(X)	14.5%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and are currently smoking (2019-2023)	20.3%	(X)	14.0%	(X)
SOURCES:
1  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2023	8  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS)	Analysis (BEA), 2023
5-Year Estimates	9   Wyoming Department of Revenue, 2024
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 2023	10  Wyoming Department of Revenue, Fiscal Year 2024
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2023	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), 2023	12  Wyoming Department of Education, 2023-2024
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau	13  Wyoming Department of Transportation, 2024
of Labor Statistics (BLS), Quarterly Census of Employment and	14  Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of
Wages (QCEW), 2023	Family Services, 2024
7  U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment
Statistics, 2022