Wyoming County Profiles:  2012
 
Uinta County  
County Seat:   Evanston
Department of Administration & Information Land Area (square mile):  2,081.3
Economic Analysis Division   Population Per Square Mile:  10.1
   
Subject Uinta  Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 21,025 100.0 576,412 100.0
    Male 10,645 50.6 294,281 51.1
    Female 10,380 49.4 282,131 48.9
     
    Under 5 years 1,641 7.8 38,592 6.7
    5 to 9 years 1,768 8.4 38,895 6.7
    10 to 14 years 1,766 8.4 36,286 6.3
    15 to 19 years 1,527 7.3 37,270 6.5
    20 to 24 years 1,145 5.4 42,591 7.4
    25 to 29 years 1,280 6.1 41,306 7.2
    30 to 34 years 1,524 7.2 39,793 6.9
    35 to 39 years 1,403 6.7 34,061 5.9
    40 to 44 years 1,204 5.7 34,207 5.9
    45 to 49 years 1,250 5.9 35,794 6.2
    50 to 54 years 1,657 7.9 43,170 7.5
    55 to 59 years 1,614 7.7 43,260 7.5
    60 to 64 years 1,172 5.6 35,679 6.2
    65 to 69 years 812 3.9 25,651 4.5
    70 to 74 years 508 2.4 17,863 3.1
    75 to 79 years 324 1.5 12,783 2.2
    80 to 84 years 244 1.2 9,990 1.7
    85 years and over 186 0.9 9,221 1.6
 
    Under 18 years 6,151 29.3 135,490 23.5
    18 to 24 years 1,696 8.1 58,144 10.1
    25 to 44 years 5,411 25.7 149,367 25.9
    45 to 64 years 5,693 27.1 157,903 27.4
    65 years and over 2,074 9.9 75,508 13.1
         
 Median age (years) 34.5 NA 36.9 NA
 
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1 Number Percent Number Percent
All Races Combined 21,025 100.0 576,412 100.0
    White Alone 20,192 96.0 536,450 93.1
    Black or African American Alone 123 0.6 8,555 1.5
    American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 246 1.2 15,003 2.6
    Asian Alone 81 0.4 5,183 0.9
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 40 0.2 575 0.1
    Two or More Races 343 1.6 10,646 1.8
         
Hispanic (may be of any race) 1,904 9.1 54,770 9.5
Non-Hispanic 19,121 90.9 521,642 90.5
    White Alone 18,461 87.8 487,822 84.6
 
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Population Change 106 100.0 9,056 100.0
    Natural Change 179 168.9 3,000 33.1
        Births 314 (X) 7,426 (X)
        Deaths 135 (X) 4,426 (X)
    Net Migration -73 -68.9 6,056 66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 7,249 100.0 221,479 100.0
    Family households (families) 5,273 72.7 145,992 65.9
               With own children under 18 years 2,693 37.1 63,449 28.6
        Married-couple family 4,248 58.6 117,493 53.0
               With own children under 18 years 1,952 26.9 45,297 20.5
        Male householder, no wife present, family 242 3.3 9,246 4.2
               With own children under 18 years 171 2.4 5,912 2.7
        Female householder, no husband present, family 783 10.8 19,253 8.7
               With own children under 18 years 570 7.9 12,240 5.5
    Nonfamily households 1,976 27.3 75,487 34.1
        Householder living alone 1,679 23.2 61,207 27.6
               65 years and over 483 6.7 20,074 9.1
         
  Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,871 39.6 69,185 31.2
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,264 17.4 49,189 22.2
         
Average household size 2.85 (X) 2.48 (X)
Average family size 3.38 (X) 3.02 (X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population 25 years and over 13,063 100.0 371,096 100.0
     Less than 9th grade 347 2.7 8,661 2.3
     9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,186 9.1 20,726 5.6
     High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,565 34.9 113,353 30.5
     Some college, no degree 3,533 27.0 101,199 27.3
     Associate's degree 1,045 8.0 37,126 10.0
     Bachelor's degree 1,704 13.0 60,011 16.2
     Graduate or professional degree 683 5.2 30,020 8.1
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 88.3 (X) 92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 18.3 (X) 24.3
VETERAN STATUS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over 14,693 100.0 452,054 100.0
     Civilian veterans 1,526 10.4 51,203 11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2 Number Percent Number Percent
Population age 1 year and over 20,619 100.0 555,587 100.0
     Same house 16,956 82.2 454,552 81.8
     Different house in the U.S. 3,654 17.7 99,164 17.8
          Same county 2,117 10.3 54,717 9.8
          Different county 1,537 7.5 44,447 8.0
               Same state 368 1.8 14,481 2.6
               Different state 1,169 5.7 29,966 5.4
     Abroad 9 0.0 1,871 0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total households 7,249 100.0 221,479 100.0
     Less than $10,000 423 5.8 11,279 5.1
     $10,000 to $14,999 416 5.7 10,717 4.8
     $15,000 to $24,999 638 8.8 21,127 9.5
     $25,000 to $34,999 670 9.2 22,992 10.4
     $35,000 to $49,999 974 13.4 31,395 14.2
     $50,000 to $74,999 1,199 16.5 44,135 19.9
     $75,000 to $99,999 1,308 18.0 31,949 14.4
     $100,000 to $149,999 1,165 16.1 32,413 14.6
     $150,000 to $199,999 231 3.2 9,172 4.1
     $200,000 or more 225 3.1 6,300 2.8
 Median household income (dollars) $59,714 (X) $56,573 (X)
 Mean household income (dollars) $70,203 (X) $70,836 (X)
         
 With earnings 6,328 87.3 184,013 83.1
     Mean earnings (dollars) $70,249 (X) $69,147 (X)
 With Social Security 1,644 22.7 58,632 26.5
     Mean Social Security income (dollars) $16,609 (X) $16,806 (X)
 With retirement income 946 13.1 35,970 16.2
     Mean retirement income (dollars) $16,920 (X) $21,386 (X)
         
 With Supplemental Security Income 296 4.1 6,552 3.0
     Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) $6,899 (X) $8,539 (X)
 With cash public assistance income 186 2.6 3,444 1.6
     Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) $2,262 (X) $3,374 (X)
 With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits 607 8.4 12,666 5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3 Number Percent Number Percent
Per capita personal income $43,698 (X) $50,567 (X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts $5,658 (X) $6,343 (X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent $6,831 (X) $13,093 (X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income $18,853 (X) $35,391 (X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2 Number Percent Number Percent
All families 520 9.9 10,532 7.2
     With related children under 18 years 423 14.9 8,494 12.4
 Married couple families 226 5.3 4,139 3.5
     With related children under 18 years 145 7.1 2,719 5.7
 Families with female householder, no husband present 294 37.5 5,472 28.4
     With related children under 18 years 278 45.6 4,982 36.2
         
All people 2,568 12.4 60,636 11.0
     Under 18 years 884 14.2 19,470 14.7
     18 to 64 years 1,576 12.4 36,902 10.6
     65 years and over 108 6.1 4,264 6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total: 20,721 100.0 549,049 100.0
     Under .50 940 4.5 24,850 4.5
     .50 to .99 1,628 7.9 35,786 6.5
     1.00 to 1.24 580 2.8 19,623 3.6
     1.25 to 1.49 930 4.5 23,841 4.3
     1.50 to 1.84 1,183 5.7 37,058 6.7
     1.85 to 1.99 558 2.7 14,161 2.6
     2.00 and over 14,902 71.9 393,730 71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 20,757 100.0 553,168 100.0
     With health insurance coverage 17,823 85.9 470,598 85.1
          With private health insurance 15,255 73.5 396,117 71.6
          With public coverage 4,546 21.9 141,018 25.5
     No health insurance coverage 2,934 14.1 82,570 14.9
         
 Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years 6,246 100.0 134,264 100.0
      No health insurance coverage 488 7.8 11,766 8.8
HOUSING UNITS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 8,706 100.0 261,430 100.0
     Occupied housing units 7,249 83.3 221,479 84.7
          Owner-occupied 5,402 74.5 155,659 70.3
          Renter-occupied 1,847 25.5 65,820 29.7
     Vacant housing units 1,457 16.7 39,951 15.3
       
  Homeowner vacancy rate (X) 1.1 (X) 1.7
  Rental vacancy rate (X) 16.7 (X) 7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 8,706 100.0 261,430 100.0
     Single family units 5,576 64.0 182,817 69.9
     2 to 4 units 361 4.1 19,426 7.4
     5 to 9 units 513 5.9 8,872 3.4
     10 or more units 509 5.8 13,702 5.2
     Mobile home  1,747 20.1 36,251 13.9
     RV, van, boat, etc. 0 0.0 362 0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4 Number Percent Number Percent
Total housing units 35 100.0 2,300 100.0
     Single family units 31 88.6 1,691 73.5
     2 to 4 units 4 11.4 126 5.5
     5 to more units 0 0.0 483 21.0
HOME VALUE2 Number Percent Number Percent
Owner-occupied units 5,402 100.0 155,659 100.0
     Less than $50,000 429 7.9 16,506 10.6
     $50,000 to $99,999 582 10.8 14,553 9.3
     $100,000 to $149,999 906 16.8 23,529 15.1
     $150,000 to $199,999 1,246 23.1 32,655 21.0
     $200,000 to $299,999 1,474 27.3 38,465 24.7
     $300,000 to $499,999 531 9.8 20,225 13.0
     $500,000 to $999,999 139 2.6 6,826 4.4
     $1,000,000 or more 95 1.8 2,900 1.9
 Median (dollars) $180,200 (X) $184,400 (X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2 Number Percent Number Percent
Owner-occupied units 5,402 100.0 155,659 100.0
     Housing units with a mortgage 3,420 63.3 94,301 60.6
     Housing units without a mortgage 1,982 36.7 61,358 39.4
   
GROSS RENT2 Number Percent Number Percent
Occupied units paying rent 1,653 100.0 58,693 100.0
     Less than $200 73 4.4 862 1.5
     $200 to $299 61 3.7 2,200 3.7
     $300 to $499 293 17.7 8,024 13.7
     $500 to $749 790 47.8 19,540 33.3
     $750 to $999 349 21.1 14,169 24.1
     $1,000 to $1,499 87 5.3 10,137 17.3
     $1,500 or more 0 0.0 3,761 6.4
 Median (dollars) $634 (X) $733 (X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013) Number Percent Number Percent
Labor Force 10,995 100.0 306,315 100.0
     Employment 10,481 95.3 292,096 95.4
     Unemployment 514 4.7 14,219 4.6
Unemployment Rate 4.7% (X) 4.6% (X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total 9,127 100.0 278,595 100.0
    Private 6,992 76.6 212,193 76.2
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 31 0.3 2,542 0.9
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 612 6.7 27,688 9.9
         Utilities 89 1.0 2,469 0.9
         Construction 1,093 12.0 21,500 7.7
         Manufacturing 319 3.5 9,357 3.4
         Wholesale Trade 264 2.9 9,166 3.3
         Retail Trade 1,095 12.0 29,444 10.6
         Transportation & Warehousing 317 3.5 9,554 3.4
         Information 249 2.7 3,902 1.4
         Financial Activities 331 3.6 10,754 3.9
         Professional & Business Services 542 5.9 18,010 6.5
         Educational & Health Services 1,133 12.4 25,324 9.1
         Leisure & Hospitality 758 8.3 33,923 12.2
         Other Services 162 1.8 8,564 3.1
    Government 2,134 23.4 66,403 23.8
         Federal Government 68 0.7 7,522 2.7
         State Government 497 5.4 13,343 4.8
         Local Government 1,570 17.2 45,538 16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $374,571,845 100.0 $12,419,640,108 100.0
    Private $294,820,506 78.7 $9,402,134,549 75.7
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $752,719 0.2 $77,320,968 0.6
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $53,149,541 14.2 $2,292,161,480 18.5
         Utilities $6,814,232 1.8 $201,510,613 1.6
         Construction $60,541,780 16.2 $1,060,383,641 8.5
         Manufacturing $15,844,742 4.2 $522,831,750 4.2
         Wholesale Trade $15,889,830 4.2 $527,492,048 4.2
         Retail Trade $24,083,865 6.4 $796,995,012 6.4
         Transportation & Warehousing $18,002,685 4.8 $452,562,477 3.6
         Information $13,890,262 3.7 $162,296,930 1.3
         Financial Activities $13,975,813 3.7 $528,141,060 4.3
         Professional & Business Services $23,167,010 6.2 $875,522,196 7.0
         Educational & Health Services $33,676,980 9.0 $1,017,875,287 8.2
         Leisure & Hospitality $10,037,481 2.7 $589,074,501 4.7
         Other Services $4,993,566 1.3 $297,966,586 2.4
    Government $79,751,339 21.3 $3,017,505,559 24.3
         Federal Government $3,416,529 0.9 $444,713,124 3.6
         State Government $22,974,102 6.1 $693,482,477 5.6
         Local Government $53,360,708 14.2 $1,879,309,958 15.1
         
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6 Number Percent Number Percent
Total $41,042 100.0 $44,580 100.0
    Private $42,164 102.7 $44,309 99.4
         Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting $24,679 60.1 $30,423 68.2
         Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction $86,810 211.5 $82,787 185.7
         Utilities $76,564 186.6 $81,625 183.1
         Construction $55,403 135.0 $49,321 110.6
         Manufacturing $49,631 120.9 $55,879 125.3
         Wholesale Trade $60,303 146.9 $57,547 129.1
         Retail Trade $22,004 53.6 $27,069 60.7
         Transportation & Warehousing $56,881 138.6 $47,370 106.3
         Information $55,728 135.8 $41,599 93.3
         Financial Activities $42,287 103.0 $49,113 110.2
         Professional & Business Services $42,744 104.1 $48,614 109.0
         Educational & Health Services $29,724 72.4 $40,194 90.2
         Leisure & Hospitality $13,246 32.3 $17,365 39.0
         Other Services $30,920 75.3 $34,795 78.1
    Government $37,367 91.0 $45,442 101.9
         Federal Government $50,243 122.4 $59,122 132.6
         State Government $46,249 112.7 $51,973 116.6
         Local Government $33,993 82.8 $41,270 92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK Number Percent Number Percent
Total Commuting Out 1,709 100.0 22,542 100.0
     to Sweetwater County, WY 984 57.6 3,333 14.8
     to Lincoln County, WY 141 8.3 816 3.6
     to Sublette County, WY 121 7.1 2,016 8.9
     to Salt Lake County, UT 69 4.0 173 0.8
     to Summit County, UT 59 3.5 59 0.3
     to All Other Counties  335 19.6 16,145 71.6
         
Total Commuting In 869 100.0 29,946 100.0
     from Sweetwater County, WY 190 21.9 1,107 3.7
     from Salt Lake County, UT 119 13.7 457 1.5
     from Lincoln County, WY 99 11.4 1,840 6.1
     from Rich County, UT 92 10.6 163 0.5
     from Davis County, UT 53 6.1 89 0.3
     from All Other Counties 316 36.4 26,290 87.8
AGRICULTURE7 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Farms 315 (X) 11,736 (X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres) 650 (X) 30,364 (X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars) $34,060 100.0 $1,663,761 100.0
     Livestock and Products $32,190 94.5 $1,235,198 74.2
     Crops $1,870 5.5 $428,563 25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars) $1,200 (X) $268,001 (X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8 Number Percent Number Percent
Total Assessed Valuation $531,980,223 100.0 $22,797,094,335 100.0
    Non-Minerals $292,022,991 54.9 $9,290,528,889 40.8
         Agriculture $6,341,949 1.2 $253,014,175 1.1
         Residential  $104,576,973 19.7 $4,292,823,158 18.8
         Commercial $29,673,824 5.6 $1,198,642,514 5.3
         Industrial $68,132,574 12.8 $2,162,592,241 9.5
         Other $83,297,671 15.7 $1,383,456,801 6.1
    Minerals $239,957,232 45.1 $13,506,565,446 59.2
         Oil $64,317,898 12.1 $4,229,997,989 18.6
         Natural gas $175,197,382 32.9 $4,470,657,938 19.6
         Coal $0 0.0 $4,054,979,229 17.8
         Other minerals $441,952 0.1 $750,930,290 3.3
Total Property Taxes $33,681,508 (X) $1,463,519,560 (X)
Average Mill Levy 63.3 (X) 64.2 (X)
         
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections $15,991,646 (X) $700,228,831 (X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles) Number Percent Number Percent
Total Land 2,081.3 100.0 97,093.1 100.0
    U.S. Government 887.8 42.7 46,535.4 47.9
         National Park Service 0.0 0.0 3,657.6 3.8
         Forest Service 58.6 2.8 14,390.9 14.8
         Fish and Wildlife 0.0 0.0 80.3 0.1
         Bureau of Land Management 829.1 39.8 27,162.8 28.0
         Bureau of Reclamation 0.0 0.0 1,243.8 1.3
    Wyoming 83.2 4.0 6,042.7 6.2
         State Lands Commission 82.6 4.0 5,773.5 5.9
         Recreation Commission 0.5 0.0 11.8 0.0
         Game and Fish 0.0 0.0 257.4 0.3
    Local Government 7.3 0.3 192.0 0.2
         County 2.7 0.1 36.7 0.0
         City and Town 4.2 0.2 78.3 0.1
         School District and College 0.5 0.0 44.3 0.0
    Other Lands 8.2 0.4 3,155.5 3.2
         
 Surface Water 5.9 0.3 735.2 0.8
 Total Public 986.4 47.4 55,925.5 57.6
 Total Private 1,094.9 52.6 41,167.6 42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10     Number Percent
Number of School Districts 3 (X) 48 (X)
Number of Schools 15 (X) 351 (X)
Fall Enrollment 4,371 (X) 90,993 (X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11) 19.3 (X) 19.7 (X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time) 276 (X) 5,300 (X)
     Graduation Rate 80.7% (X) 77.6% (X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM) 4,321 (X) 89,832 (X)
Certified Teachers 350 (X) 7,350 (X)
Certified Staff 70 (X) 1,538 (X)
Administration 39 (X) 746 (X)
Classified Staff 341 (X) 6,940 (X)
Students Transported Daily 1,701 (X) 31,351 (X)
Total General Fund Revenues $61,616,479 (X) $1,370,360,482 (X)
Total General Fund Expenditures $61,382,351 (X) $1,353,837,570 (X)
Operating Cost Per ADM $16,045 (X) $17,156 (X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14) 38.8% (X) 37.6% (X)
CRIME11  Number Percent Number Percent
Violent Crime 7 100.0 1,086 100.0
     Murder 0 0.0 14 1.3
     Forcible Rape 3 42.9 147 13.5
     Robbery 0 0.0 60 5.5
     Aggravated Assault 4 57.1 865 79.7
Property Crime 382 100.0 12,791 100.0
     Burglary 37 9.7 2,061 16.1
     Larceny-Theft 333 87.2 10,182 79.6
     Motor Vehicle Theft 12 3.1 548 4.3
TRANSPORTATION12 Number Percent Number Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles 32,105 100.0 883,401 100.0
     Passenger Cars 12,359 38.5 348,250 39.4
     Trucks 9,559 29.8 251,400 28.5
     Motorcycles 956 3.0 29,853 3.4
     Trailers (including house trailers) 7,607 23.7 196,395 22.2
     University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks) 207 0.6 5,025 0.6
     Commercial Trucks & Trailers 703 2.2 24,901 2.8
     Others 714 2.2 27,577 3.1
Road (miles) 755 100.0 29,070 100.0
     Federal  36 4.8 4,089 14.1
     State Highway 218 28.9 6,752 23.2
     County Road 376 49.8 14,620 50.3
     Local (City & Town) 105 13.9 2,431 8.4
     Other 20 2.6 1,178 4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled 18,591 (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 42 (X) 1,386 (X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities 1 (X) 38 (X)
     Bed Capacity 60 (X) 2,950 (X)
     Occupancy Rate 67.0% (X) 80.9% (X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries 3,715 17.7 87,069 15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program 363 5.6 8,846 6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30 29.3% (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  13.7% (X) 15.6% (X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking 19.6% (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