Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Sweetwater County
		County Seat:		Green River
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		10,426.6
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		4.3
Subject	Sweetwater		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	45,267	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	23,615	52.2	294,281	51.1
Female	21,652	47.8	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	3,572	7.9	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	3,582	7.9	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	3,223	7.1	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	3,008	6.6	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	3,208	7.1	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	3,650	8.1	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	3,709	8.2	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	2,975	6.6	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	2,673	5.9	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	2,744	6.1	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	3,358	7.4	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	3,237	7.2	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	2,353	5.2	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	1,456	3.2	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	958	2.1	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	620	1.4	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	491	1.1	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	450	1.0	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	12,216	27.0	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	4,377	9.7	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	13,007	28.7	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	11,692	25.8	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	3,975	8.8	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	33.1	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	45,267	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	42,794	94.5	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	726	1.6	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	575	1.3	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	382	0.8	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	48	0.1	575	0.1
Two or More Races	742	1.6	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	7,170	15.8	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	38,097	84.2	521,642	90.5
White Alone	36,113	79.8	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	1,189	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	424	35.7	3,000	33.1
Births	669	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	245	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	765	64.3	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	16,535	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	11,714	70.8	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	5,794	35.0	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	9,496	57.4	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	4,256	25.7	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	779	4.7	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	562	3.4	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,439	8.7	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	976	5.9	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	4,821	29.2	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	3,782	22.9	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	1,049	6.3	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,348	38.4	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,643	16.0	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.61	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	27,584	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	942	3.4	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,738	6.3	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,931	36.0	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	7,420	26.9	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	2,862	10.4	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	3,418	12.4	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,273	4.6	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	90.3	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	17.0	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	32,023	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,916	12.2	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	42,996	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	34,578	80.4	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	8,270	19.2	99,164	17.8
Same county	4,646	10.8	54,717	9.8
Different county	3,624	8.4	44,447	8.0
Same state	588	1.4	14,481	2.6
Different state	3,036	7.1	29,966	5.4
Abroad	148	0.3	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	16,535	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	518	3.1	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	451	2.7	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	1,122	6.8	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	1,499	9.1	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	1,819	11.0	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	3,331	20.1	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	2,689	16.3	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	3,703	22.4	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	842	5.1	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	561	3.4	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$72,139	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$80,637	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	14,407	87.1	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$81,193	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	3,359	20.3	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$17,871	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	2,585	15.6	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$16,564	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	440	2.7	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$8,807	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	211	1.3	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$4,055	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	601	3.6	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$58,843	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$4,908	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$7,971	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$151,707	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	850	7.3	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	753	12.1	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	349	3.7	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	321	7.0	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	358	24.9	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	315	29.3	4,982	36.2
All people	4,261	9.9	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	1,874	15.9	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	2,249	8.1	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	138	3.9	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	43,204	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	1,654	3.8	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	2,607	6.0	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	936	2.2	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	1,150	2.7	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	1,919	4.4	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	1,106	2.6	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	33,832	78.3	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	43,629	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	36,716	84.2	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	32,449	74.4	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	7,818	17.9	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	6,913	15.8	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	11,852	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	1,456	12.3	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	18,624	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	16,535	88.8	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	11,792	71.3	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	4,743	28.7	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	2,089	11.2	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	1.4	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	7.8	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	18,624	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	11,381	61.1	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	1,208	6.5	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	544	2.9	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	1,341	7.2	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	4,150	22.3	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	103	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	87	84.5	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	126	5.5
5 to more units	16	15.5	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	11,792	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	2,175	18.4	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	1,291	10.9	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	1,298	11.0	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,029	17.2	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	3,538	30.0	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	1,233	10.5	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	143	1.2	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	85	0.7	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$174,600	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	11,792	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	6,962	59.0	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	4,830	41.0	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	4,446	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	66	1.5	862	1.5
$200 to $299	183	4.1	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	220	4.9	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	992	22.3	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	1,470	33.1	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	1,026	23.1	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	489	11.0	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$881	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	25,298	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	24,271	95.9	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	1,027	4.1	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	24,877	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	20,286	81.5	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	15	0.1	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	6,116	24.6	27,688	9.9
Utilities	410	1.6	2,469	0.9
Construction	1,725	6.9	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	1,393	5.6	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	819	3.3	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	2,359	9.5	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	1,320	5.3	9,554	3.4
Information	196	0.8	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	776	3.1	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	1,098	4.4	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	1,092	4.4	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	2,440	9.8	33,923	12.2
Other Services	529	2.1	8,564	3.1
Government	4,591	18.5	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	237	1.0	7,522	2.7
State Government	256	1.0	13,343	4.8
Local Government	4,097	16.5	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$1,388,778,526	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$1,190,843,660	85.7	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$417,956	0.0	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$548,229,704	39.5	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$35,687,575	2.6	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$93,112,202	6.7	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$116,222,993	8.4	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$48,599,055	3.5	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$66,894,302	4.8	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$76,861,068	5.5	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$5,550,483	0.4	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$46,759,242	3.4	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$61,503,645	4.4	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$36,907,796	2.7	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$37,854,352	2.7	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$16,243,287	1.2	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$197,934,866	14.3	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$14,277,977	1.0	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$13,262,065	1.0	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$170,394,824	12.3	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$55,826	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$58,702	105.2	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$27,864	49.9	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$89,639	160.6	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$87,096	156.0	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$53,986	96.7	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$83,464	149.5	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$59,340	106.3	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$28,357	50.8	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$58,217	104.3	$47,370	106.3
Information	$28,319	50.7	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$60,296	108.0	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$56,027	100.4	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$33,814	60.6	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$15,514	27.8	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$30,691	55.0	$34,795	78.1
Government	$43,118	77.2	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$60,181	107.8	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$51,754	92.7	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$41,590	74.5	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	1,107	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Sublette County, WY	414	37.4	2,016	8.9
to Uinta County, WY	190	17.2	869	3.9
to Lincoln County, WY	81	7.3	816	3.6
to Carbon County, WY	69	6.2	789	3.5
to Daggett County, UT	41	3.7	41	0.2
to All Other Counties	312	28.2	18,011	79.9
Total Commuting In	3,333	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Uinta County, WY	984	29.5	1,709	5.7
from Carbon County, WY	481	14.4	682	2.3
from Fremont County, WY	224	6.7	1,017	3.4
from Laramie County, WY	125	3.8	2,069	6.9
from Weber County, UT	92	2.8	192	0.6
from All Other Counties	1,427	42.8	24,277	81.1
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	255	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,665	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$21,465	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$12,605	58.7	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$8,860	41.3	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$5,089	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$2,703,075,978	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$878,136,791	32.5	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$5,441,287	0.2	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$211,585,645	7.8	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$82,798,075	3.1	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$378,629,432	14.0	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$199,682,352	7.4	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$1,824,939,187	67.5	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$501,052,458	18.5	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$651,562,169	24.1	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$95,439,142	3.5	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$576,885,418	21.3	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$181,778,316	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	67.2	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$75,454,381	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	10,426.6	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	7,191.9	69.0	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	145.1	1.4	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	15.8	0.2	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	6,725.1	64.5	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	305.9	2.9	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	351.7	3.4	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	296.4	2.8	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.0	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	55.3	0.5	257.4	0.3
Local Government	10.5	0.1	192.0	0.2
County	2.1	0.0	36.7	0.0
City and Town	7.3	0.1	78.3	0.1
School District and College	1.1	0.0	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	21.7	0.2	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	65.9	0.6	735.2	0.8
Total Public	7,575.9	72.7	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	2,850.7	27.3	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10			Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	2	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	27	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	8,167	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	18.8	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	422	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	79.3%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	8,078	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	604	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	122	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	54	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	625	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	5,031	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$110,929,975	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$107,732,850	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$15,303	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	32.8%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	196	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	3	1.5	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	18	9.2	147	13.5
Robbery	5	2.6	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	170	86.7	865	79.7
Property Crime	951	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	119	12.5	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	794	83.5	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	38	4.0	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	69,564	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	26,297	37.8	348,250	39.4
Trucks	20,865	30.0	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	2,406	3.5	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	14,962	21.5	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	446	0.6	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	2,408	3.5	24,901	2.8
Others	2,180	3.1	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	2,140	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	172	8.1	4,089	14.1
State Highway	573	26.8	6,752	23.2
County Road	1,193	55.8	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	179	8.4	2,431	8.4
Other	22	1.0	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	26,180	(X)	15,659	(X)
Commercial Airport Passengers	61,700	(X)	997,818	(X)
HEALTH CARE AND RISK FACTORS13	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Licensed Hospitals	1	(X)	27	(X)
Bed Capacity	99	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	2	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	141	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	81.2%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	6,156	13.6	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	570	4.5	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	28.9%	(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	19.3%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	27.1%	(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