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	8,512	100.0	587,618	100.0
Male	4,323	50.8	300,564	51.1
Female	4,189	49.2	287,054	48.9
Under 5 years	388	4.6	30,739	5.2
5 to 9 years	460	5.4	34,926	5.9
10 to 14 years	492	5.8	37,396	6.4
15 to 19 years	461	5.4	40,590	6.9
20 to 24 years	373	4.4	39,050	6.6
25 to 29 years	371	4.4	35,151	6.0
30 to 34 years	466	5.5	37,882	6.4
35 to 39 years	427	5.0	38,805	6.6
40 to 44 years	476	5.6	39,908	6.8
45 to 49 years	426	5.0	34,656	5.9
50 to 54 years	477	5.6	32,794	5.6
55 to 59 years	556	6.5	31,815	5.4
60 to 64 years	711	8.4	38,238	6.5
65 to 69 years	716	8.4	38,831	6.6
70 to 74 years	622	7.3	31,726	5.4
75 to 79 years	499	5.9	21,772	3.7
80 to 84 years	311	3.7	12,555	2.1
85 years and over	280	3.3	10,784	1.8
Under 18 years	1,654	19.4	127,992	21.8
18 to 24 years	520	6.1	54,709	9.3
25 to 44 years	1,740	20.4	151,746	25.8
45 to 64 years	2,170	25.5	137,503	23.4
65 years and over	2,428	28.5	115,668	19.7
Median age (years)	48.9	(X)	39.9	(X)
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1
All Races Combined	8,512	100.0	587,618	100.0
White Alone	8,106	95.2	540,996	92.1
Black or African American Alone	59	0.7	7,223	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	121	1.4	16,501	2.8
Asian Alone	68	0.8	7,464	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.1	661	0.1
Two or More Races	147	1.7	14,773	2.5
Hispanic (may be of any race)	823	9.7	65,028	11.1
Non-Hispanic	7,689	90.3	522,590	88.9
White Alone	7,381	86.7	485,320	82.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1
Total Population Change	-69	100.0	2,551	100.0
Natural Change	-56	81.2	403	15.8
Births	73	(X)	6,037	(X)
Deaths	129	(X)	5,634	(X)
Net Migration	-14	20.3	2,146	84.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2
Total households	3,848	100.0	243,318	100.0
Married-couple family	1,984	51.6	120,361	49.5
With own children under 18 years	596	15.5	46,035	18.9
Cohabitating couple	235	6.1	16,390	6.7
With own children under 18 years	73	1.9	5,223	2.1
Male householder, no spouse/partner present	778	20.2	50,142	20.6
With own children under 18 years	2	0.1	3,168	1.3
Householder living alone	695	18.1	38,425	15.8
65 years and over	258	6.7	13,020	5.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present	851	22.1	56,425	23.2
With own children under 18 years	35	0.9	8,944	3.7
Householder living alone	697	18.1	38,077	15.6
65 years and over	452	11.7	19,418	8.0
Households with one or more people under 18 years	792	20.6	68,158	28.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,679	43.6	77,109	31.7
Average household size	2.21	(X)	2.3	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)	3.0	(X)
PRESENCE AND TYPES OF INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS IN HOUSEHOLD2
Total	3,848	100.0	243,318	100.0
With an Internet subscription	3,107	80.7	218,128	89.6
Dial-up with no other type of Internet subscription	0	0.0	516	0.2
Broadband of any type	3,107	100.0	217,612	99.8
Internet access without a subscription	168	4.4	7,951	3.3
No Internet access	573	14.9	17,239	7.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2
Population 25 years and over	6,581	100.0	398,785	100.0
Less than 9th grade	201	3.1	7,729	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	268	4.1	15,463	3.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,170	33.0	109,726	27.5
Some college, no degree	1,953	29.7	97,616	24.5
Associate's degree	624	9.5	46,402	11.6
Bachelor's degree	880	13.4	76,056	19.1
Graduate or professional degree	485	7.4	45,793	11.5
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	92.9	(X)	94.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	20.7	(X)	30.6
VETERAN STATUS2
Civilian population 18 years and over	6,867	100.0	447,313	100.0
Civilian veterans	625	9.1	40,253	9.0
DISABILITY STATUS2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,512	100.0	572,011	100.0
With a disability	1,428	16.8	80,647	14.1
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2
Population age 1 year and over	8,599	100.0	576,417	100.0
Same house	8,122	94.5	490,808	85.1
Different house in the U.S.	477	5.5	83,837	14.5
Same county	307	3.6	42,525	7.4
Different county	170	2.0	41,312	7.2
Same state	78	0.9	14,072	2.4
Different state	92	1.1	27,240	4.7
Abroad	0	0.0	1,772	0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH2
Total Population	8,612	100.0	582,397	100.0
Native	8,563	99.4	561,903	96.5
Born in United States	8,527	99.0	556,526	95.6
Born in Wyoming	3,538	41.1	242,137	41.6
Born in different state	4,989	57.9	314,389	54.0
Born in Island areas or abroad to American parents	36	0.4	5,377	0.9
Foreign born	49	0.6	20,494	3.5
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5	0.1	9,162	1.6
Not a U.S. citizen	44	0.5	11,332	1.9
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2024 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2
Total households	3,848	100.0	243,318	100.0
Less than $10,000	291	7.6	11,032	4.5
$10,000 to $14,999	140	3.6	7,422	3.1
$15,000 to $24,999	247	6.4	16,422	6.7
$25,000 to $34,999	308	8.0	17,917	7.4
$35,000 to $49,999	412	10.7	25,760	10.6
$50,000 to $74,999	744	19.3	41,258	17.0
$75,000 to $99,999	419	10.9	33,446	13.7
$100,000 to $149,999	643	16.7	46,056	18.9
$150,000 to $199,999	362	9.4	23,223	9.5
$200,000 or more	282	7.3	20,782	8.5
Median household income (dollars)	$67,718	(X)	$76,176	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$85,724	(X)	$100,641	(X)
With earnings	2,544	66.1	187,263	77.0
Mean earnings (dollars)	$89,117	(X)	$97,162	(X)
With Social Security	1,679	43.6	79,948	32.9
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$26,078	(X)	$24,894	(X)
With retirement income	1,142	29.7	64,013	26.3
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$35,713	(X)	$32,160	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	201	5.2	8,438	3.5
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$15,830	(X)	$11,408	(X)
With cash public assistance income	114	3.0	3,695	1.5
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$1,178	(X)	$4,329	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	189	4.9	12,553	5.2
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Male	$74,107	(X)	$66,994	(X)
Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers - Female	$48,613	(X)	$48,963	(X)
PER CAPITA GDP AND INCOME3
Per capita gross domestic product (GDP)	$77,473	(X)	$87,773	(X)
Per capita personal income	$60,167	(X)	$86,477	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$16,854	(X)	$12,775	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$12,881	(X)	$32,658	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2
All families	104	4.6	10,170	6.8
With related children under 18 years	30	3.8	6,975	10.3
Married couple families	74	3.7	4,237	3.5
With related children under 18 years	0	0.0	1,804	3.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	30	13.5	4,434	23.2
With related children under 18 years	30	23.3	4,069	30.6
All people	655	7.7	59,920	10.5
Under 18 years	37	2.2	15,207	11.7
18 to 64 years	355	7.9	36,129	10.8
65 years and over	263	11.5	8,584	8.2
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2
Total (Population for whom poverty status is determined):	8,461	100.0	569,099	100.0
Under .50	174	2.1	27,743	4.9
.50 to .99	481	5.7	32,177	5.7
1.00 to 1.24	209	2.5	20,218	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	635	7.5	22,177	3.9
1.50 to 1.84	639	7.6	31,638	5.6
1.85 to 1.99	124	1.5	16,428	2.9
2.00 and over	6,199	73.3	418,718	73.6
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,512	100.0	572,011	100.0
With health insurance coverage	6,684	78.5	507,384	88.7
With private health insurance	4,851	57.0	411,493	71.9
With public coverage	3,376	39.7	173,904	30.4
No health insurance coverage	1,828	21.5	64,627	11.3
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 19 years	1,782	100.0	138,660	100.0
No health insurance coverage	416	23.3	12,651	9.1
HOUSING UNITS2
Total housing units	4,688	100.0	277,141	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,848	82.1	243,318	87.8
Owner-occupied	2,927	76.1	174,619	71.8
Renter-occupied	921	23.9	68,699	28.2
Vacant housing units	840	17.9	33,823	12.2
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	0.0	(X)	0.9
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	5.8	(X)	6.0
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2
Total housing units	4,688	100.0	277,141	100.0
Single family units	3,288	70.1	201,548	72.7
2 to 4 units	204	4.4	17,714	6.4
5 to 9 units	12	0.3	8,614	3.1
10 or more units	175	3.7	16,813	6.1
Mobile home	1,003	21.4	31,853	11.5
RV, van, boat, etc.	6	0.1	599	0.2
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4
Total housing units	34	100.0	2,238	100.0
Single family units	34	100.0	1,732	77.4
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	118	5.3
5 or more units	0	0.0	388	17.3
HOME VALUE2
Owner-occupied units	2,927	100.0	174,619	100.0
Less than $50,000	192	6.6	13,004	7.4
$50,000 to $99,999	85	2.9	6,613	3.8
$100,000 to $149,999	202	6.9	8,928	5.1
$150,000 to $199,999	337	11.5	13,988	8.0
$200,000 to $299,999	659	22.5	41,375	23.7
$300,000 to $499,999	952	32.5	55,939	32.0
$500,000 to $999,999	381	13.0	25,808	14.8
$1,000,000 or more	119	4.1	8,964	5.1
Median (dollars)	$297,900	(X)	$309,700	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2
Owner-occupied units	2,927	100.0	174,619	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	1,158	39.6	97,359	55.8
Cost greater than 30% of household income	269	25.2	25,631	25.1
Housing units without a mortgage	1,769	60.4	77,260	44.2
Cost greater than 30% of household income	318	14.9	9,767	12.2
Median monthly mortgage cost	$1,791	(X)	1,754	(X)
GROSS RENT2
Occupied units paying rent	776	100.0	62,655	100.0
Less than $500	57	7.3	5,273	8.4
$500 to $999	363	46.8	26,523	42.3
$1,000 to $1,499	282	36.3	19,395	31.0
$1,500 to $1,999	30	3.9	7,182	11.5
$2,000 to $2,499	44	5.7	1937	3.1
$2,500 to $2,999	0	0.0	975	1.6
$3,000 or more	0	0.0	1370	2.2
Rent greater than 30% of household income	248	33.6	26,642	43.5
Median (dollars)	$781	(X)	$992	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5
Labor Force	3,577	100.0	292,189	100.0
Employment	3,450	96.4	283,060	96.9
Unemployment	127	3.6	9,129	3.1
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	(X)	3.1%	(X)
Percent of population 16 years and over in labor force2	(X)	52.4	(X)	65.1
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6
Total	3,321	100.0	281,882	100.0
Private	2,492	75.0	214,236	76.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	193	5.8	2,770	1.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	71	2.2	16,040	5.7
Utilities	305	9.2	2,362	0.8
Construction	156	4.7	23,621	8.4
Manufacturing	60	1.8	10,421	3.7
Wholesale Trade	39	1.2	8,039	2.9
Retail Trade	463	13.9	30,207	10.7
Transportation & Warehousing	88	2.6	10,071	3.6
Information	16	0.5	3,030	1.1
Financial Activities	135	4.1	11,271	4.0
Professional & Business Services	168	5.1	22,070	7.8
Educational & Health Services	330	9.9	28,598	10.1
Leisure & Hospitality	396	11.9	38,290	13.6
Other Services	71	2.1	7,446	2.6
Government	829	25.0	67,647	24.0
Federal Government	112	3.4	8,106	2.9
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	154	4.6	12,820	4.5
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	564	17.0	46,720	16.6
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6
Total	$177,161,003	100.0	$17,359,605,050	100.0
Private	$138,411,326	78.1	$13,146,363,904	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$9,189,813	5.2	$123,644,090	0.7
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$5,490,183	3.1	$1,711,338,151	9.9
Utilities	$40,085,197	22.6	$268,811,737	1.5
Construction	$8,834,738	5.0	$1,676,800,595	9.7
Manufacturing	$2,544,793	1.4	$823,908,132	4.7
Wholesale Trade	$2,622,943	1.5	$635,547,591	3.7
Retail Trade	$14,873,580	8.4	$1,143,108,789	6.6
Transportation & Warehousing	$5,258,280	3.0	$697,955,416	4.0
Information	$516,115	0.3	$241,608,263	1.4
Financial Activities	$8,046,318	4.5	$957,092,586	5.5
Professional & Business Services	$11,625,091	6.6	$1,885,065,362	10.9
Educational & Health Services	$19,152,982	10.8	$1,513,392,967	8.7
Leisure & Hospitality	$7,551,247	4.3	$1,096,428,428	6.3
Other Services	$2,620,046	1.5	$371,661,797	2.1
Government	$38,749,677	21.9	$4,213,241,146	24.3
Federal Government	$8,219,387	4.6	$721,055,600	4.2
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$8,773,320	5.0	$862,190,927	5.0
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$21,756,970	12.3	$2,629,994,619	15.2
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6
Total	$53,347	100.0	$61,585	100.0
Private	$55,544	104.1	$61,364	99.6
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$47,596	89.2	$44,637	72.5
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$76,872	144.1	$106,695	173.2
Utilities	$131,246	246.0	$113,811	184.8
Construction	$56,481	105.9	$70,988	115.3
Manufacturing	$42,413	79.5	$79,059	128.4
Wholesale Trade	$67,255	126.1	$79,054	128.4
Retail Trade	$32,154	60.3	$37,843	61.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$59,753	112.0	$69,306	112.5
Information	$32,097	60.2	$79,728	129.5
Financial Activities	$59,457	111.5	$84,915	137.9
Professional & Business Services	$69,197	129.7	$85,412	138.7
Educational & Health Services	$58,039	108.8	$52,920	85.9
Leisure & Hospitality	$19,081	35.8	$28,635	46.5
Other Services	$36,991	69.3	$49,915	81.1
Government	$46,743	87.6	$62,283	101.1
Federal Government	$73,552	137.9	$88,949	144.4
State Gov't (inc. higher public education)	$57,092	107.0	$67,253	109.2
Local Gov't (inc. local public education and hospitals)	$38,605	72.4	$56,292	91.4
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE FOR WORK7
Total Commuting Out	1,210	100.0	16,999	6.4
to Natrona County, WY	241	19.9	(X)	(X)
to Albany County, WY	120	9.9	(X)	(X)
to Campbell County, WY	113	9.3	(X)	(X)
to Converse County, WY	99	8.2	(X)	(X)
to Goshen County, WY	98	8.1	(X)	(X)
to Laramie County, WY	98	8.1	(X)	(X)
to Pennington County, SD	40	3.3	(X)	(X)
to Scotts Bluff County, NE	33	2.7	(X)	(X)
to Carbon County, WY	29	2.4	(X)	(X)
to All Other Locations	339	28.0	(X)	(X)
Total Commuting In	1,008	100.0	25,401	9.3
from Laramie County, WY	225	22.3	(X)	(X)
from Goshen County, WY	132	13.1	(X)	(X)
from Natrona County, WY	112	11.1	(X)	(X)
from Albany County, WY	87	8.6	(X)	(X)
from Campbell County, WY	69	6.8	(X)	(X)
from Converse County, WY	54	5.4	(X)	(X)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	31	3.1	(X)	(X)
from Fremont County, WY	26	2.6	(X)	(X)
from Carbon County, WY	19	1.9	(X)	(X)
from All Other Locations	253	25.1	(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) (2024)	$27,555	(X)	$304,261	(X)
Number of All Cattle (2024)	60,000	(X)	1,260,000	(X)
Number of All Sheep and Lambs (2024)	500	(X)	315,400	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES9
Total Assessed Valuation	$222,807,514	100.0	$27,653,972,620	100.0
Non-Minerals	$219,579,286	98.6	$15,538,891,992	56.2
Agricultural Land	$22,726,170	10.2	$432,553,245	1.6
Residential Property	$78,273,626	35.1	$8,265,772,546	29.9
Commercial Property	$17,160,841	7.7	$2,563,111,492	9.3
Industrial Property	$12,147,784	5.5	$2,470,874,664	8.9
Other (Electric, Pipelines, Railroads, etc.)	$89,270,865	40.1	$1,806,580,045	6.5
Minerals	$3,228,228	1.4	$12,115,080,628	43.8
Oil	$0	0.0	$6,958,392,440	25.2
Natural gas	$0	0.0	$2,336,279,439	8.4
Coal	$0	0.0	$2,092,994,749	7.6
Other minerals	$3,228,228	1.4	$727,414,000	2.6
Total Property Taxes	$15,355,878	(X)	$1,805,243,657	(X)
Average Mill Levy	68.9	(X)	65.3	(X)
4% SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS10
Total	$13,123,868	100.0	$951,244,637	100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$8,969	0.1	$366,694	0.0
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$1,927,699	14.7	$95,547,763	10.0
Utilities	$2,257,962	17.2	$54,500,963	5.7
Construction	$278,603	2.1	$18,786,691	2.0
Manufacturing	$535,095	4.1	$27,558,110	2.9
Wholesale Trade	$430,347	3.3	$62,239,570	6.5
Retail Trade	$4,608,914	35.1	$382,601,101	40.2
Transportation & Warehousing	$164,371	1.3	$5,404,813	0.6
Information	$116,044	0.9	$11,228,889	1.2
Financial Activities (inc. auto, machinery, and equip. leasing)	$241,602	1.8	$42,461,181	4.5
Professional & Business Services	$90,824	0.7	$7,201,817	0.8
Educational & Health Services	$1,315	0.0	$482,461	0.1
Leisure & Hospitality	$850,625	6.5	$114,472,677	12.0
Other Services	$230,758	1.8	$34,823,661	3.7
Public Administration (reflects automobile sales)	$1,380,740	10.5	$93,568,248	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	21,395	100.0	1,030,347	100.0
Passenger Cars	6,732	31.5	394,623	38.3
Trucks	6,617	30.9	302,675	29.4
Motorcycles	652	3.0	30,195	2.9
Trailers (including house trailers)	5,611	26.2	234,614	22.8
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	177	0.8	7,530	0.7
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	463	2.2	21,662	2.1
Others	1,143	5.3	39,048	3.8
Total Households by Vehicles Available2	3,848	100.0	243,318	100.0
No vehicle available	72	1.9	9,923	4.1
1 vehicle available	1,125	29.2	67,172	27.6
2 vehicles available	1,242	32.3	84,386	34.7
3 vehicles available	879	22.8	48,723	20.0
4 or more vehicles available	530	13.8	33,114	13.6
Means of Transportation to Work for Workers 16 Years and Over2	3,522	100.0	286,028	100.0
Drove alone	2,743	77.9	214,081	74.8
Carpooled	271	7.7	26,999	9.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	5	0.1	2,707	0.9
Other (inc. taxi, motorcycle, bike, walk)	213	6.0	15,407	5.4
Worked from home	290	8.2	26,834	9.4
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (2024)	33,787	(X)	16,317	(X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)2	15.8	(X)	18.8	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers (2025)	0	(X)	1,756,434	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS14
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	29	(X)
Bed Capacity	25	(X)	1,367	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	1	(X)	36	(X)
Bed Capacity	50	(X)	2,925	(X)
Occupancy Rate	91.0%	(X)	67.0%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries (2024)	1,430	16.8	99,470	16.9
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program (2024)	70	3.9	5,384	3.9
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, 2024	8  U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Economic
2  U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 American Community Survey (ACS)	Analysis (BEA), 2024
5-Year Estimates	9   Wyoming Department of Revenue, 2025
3  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 2024	10  Wyoming Department of Revenue, Fiscal Year 2025
4  U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025	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), 2024	12  Wyoming Department of Education, 2023-2024
6  Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Bureau	13  Wyoming Department of Transportation, 2025
of Labor Statistics (BLS), Quarterly Census of Employment and	14  Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Department of
Wages (QCEW), 2024	Family Services, 2025
7  U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment
Statistics, 2023