Wyoming County Profiles:  2012		Weston County
		County Seat:		Newcastle
Department of Administration & Information		Land Area (square mile):		2,398.1
Economic Analysis Division		Population Per Square Mile:		3.0
Subject	Weston		Wyoming
POPULATION - AGE/SEX1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	7,082	100.0	576,412	100.0
Male	3,728	52.6	294,281	51.1
Female	3,354	47.4	282,131	48.9
Under 5 years	422	6.0	38,592	6.7
5 to 9 years	460	6.5	38,895	6.7
10 to 14 years	408	5.8	36,286	6.3
15 to 19 years	405	5.7	37,270	6.5
20 to 24 years	383	5.4	42,591	7.4
25 to 29 years	404	5.7	41,306	7.2
30 to 34 years	469	6.6	39,793	6.9
35 to 39 years	396	5.6	34,061	5.9
40 to 44 years	410	5.8	34,207	5.9
45 to 49 years	445	6.3	35,794	6.2
50 to 54 years	593	8.4	43,170	7.5
55 to 59 years	617	8.7	43,260	7.5
60 to 64 years	474	6.7	35,679	6.2
65 to 69 years	367	5.2	25,651	4.5
70 to 74 years	280	4.0	17,863	3.1
75 to 79 years	205	2.9	12,783	2.2
80 to 84 years	157	2.2	9,990	1.7
85 years and over	187	2.6	9,221	1.6
Under 18 years	1,550	21.9	135,490	23.5
18 to 24 years	528	7.5	58,144	10.1
25 to 44 years	1,679	23.7	149,367	25.9
45 to 64 years	2,129	30.1	157,903	27.4
65 years and over	1,196	16.9	75,508	13.1
Median age (years)	42.3	NA	36.9	NA
POPULATION - RACE/HISPANIC1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Races Combined	7,082	100.0	576,412	100.0
White Alone	6,758	95.4	536,450	93.1
Black or African American Alone	46	0.6	8,555	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	119	1.7	15,003	2.6
Asian Alone	23	0.3	5,183	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.0	575	0.1
Two or More Races	134	1.9	10,646	1.8
Hispanic (may be of any race)	256	3.6	54,770	9.5
Non-Hispanic	6,826	96.4	521,642	90.5
White Alone	6,549	92.5	487,822	84.6
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE1	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Population Change	-27	100.0	9,056	100.0
Natural Change	8	-29.6	3,000	33.1
Births	79	(X)	7,426	(X)
Deaths	71	(X)	4,426	(X)
Net Migration	-35	129.6	6,056	66.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	2,958	100.0	221,479	100.0
Family households (families)	1,921	64.9	145,992	65.9
With own children under 18 years	751	25.4	63,449	28.6
Married-couple family	1,615	54.6	117,493	53.0
With own children under 18 years	523	17.7	45,297	20.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	117	4.0	9,246	4.2
With own children under 18 years	95	3.2	5,912	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	189	6.4	19,253	8.7
With own children under 18 years	133	4.5	12,240	5.5
Nonfamily households	1,037	35.1	75,487	34.1
Householder living alone	935	31.6	61,207	27.6
65 years and over	341	11.5	20,074	9.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years	800	27.0	69,185	31.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	843	28.5	49,189	22.2
Average household size	2.3	(X)	2.48	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)	3.02	(X)
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	4,962	100.0	371,096	100.0
Less than 9th grade	66	1.3	8,661	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	372	7.5	20,726	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,883	37.9	113,353	30.5
Some college, no degree	1,397	28.2	101,199	27.3
Associate's degree	376	7.6	37,126	10.0
Bachelor's degree	700	14.1	60,011	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	168	3.4	30,020	8.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	91.2	(X)	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	17.5	(X)	24.3
VETERAN STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian population 18 years and over	5,560	100.0	452,054	100.0
Civilian veterans	689	12.4	51,203	11.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population age 1 year and over	7,045	100.0	555,587	100.0
Same house	6,200	88.0	454,552	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	839	11.9	99,164	17.8
Same county	236	3.3	54,717	9.8
Different county	603	8.6	44,447	8.0
Same state	327	4.6	14,481	2.6
Different state	276	3.9	29,966	5.4
Abroad	6	0.1	1,871	0.3
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total households	2,958	100.0	221,479	100.0
Less than $10,000	172	5.8	11,279	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	168	5.7	10,717	4.8
$15,000 to $24,999	272	9.2	21,127	9.5
$25,000 to $34,999	261	8.8	22,992	10.4
$35,000 to $49,999	540	18.3	31,395	14.2
$50,000 to $74,999	521	17.6	44,135	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	477	16.1	31,949	14.4
$100,000 to $149,999	373	12.6	32,413	14.6
$150,000 to $199,999	143	4.8	9,172	4.1
$200,000 or more	31	1.0	6,300	2.8
Median household income (dollars)	$53,802	(X)	$56,573	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	$64,946	(X)	$70,836	(X)
With earnings	2,230	75.4	184,013	83.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	$69,150	(X)	$69,147	(X)
With Social Security	920	31.1	58,632	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$16,609	(X)	$16,806	(X)
With retirement income	568	19.2	35,970	16.2
Mean retirement income (dollars)	$17,775	(X)	$21,386	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	97	3.3	6,552	3.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$8,411	(X)	$8,539	(X)
With cash public assistance income	22	0.7	3,444	1.6
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	$2,509	(X)	$3,374	(X)
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	129	4.4	12,666	5.7
PER CAPITA INCOME3	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Per capita personal income	$54,068	(X)	$50,567	(X)
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	$6,656	(X)	$6,343	(X)
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	$10,502	(X)	$13,093	(X)
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	$46,723	(X)	$35,391	(X)
FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All families	199	10.4	10,532	7.2
With related children under 18 years	171	21.6	8,494	12.4
Married couple families	55	3.4	4,139	3.5
With related children under 18 years	27	4.9	2,719	5.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	78	41.3	5,472	28.4
With related children under 18 years	78	52.0	4,982	36.2
All people	944	13.8	60,636	11.0
Under 18 years	415	26.2	19,470	14.7
18 to 64 years	407	9.8	36,902	10.6
65 years and over	122	11.3	4,264	6.3
RATIO OF INCOME TO POVERTY LEVEL IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total:	6,825	100.0	549,049	100.0
Under .50	345	5.1	24,850	4.5
.50 to .99	599	8.8	35,786	6.5
1.00 to 1.24	227	3.3	19,623	3.6
1.25 to 1.49	313	4.6	23,841	4.3
1.50 to 1.84	438	6.4	37,058	6.7
1.85 to 1.99	298	4.4	14,161	2.6
2.00 and over	4,605	67.5	393,730	71.7
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6,836	100.0	553,168	100.0
With health insurance coverage	6,014	88.0	470,598	85.1
With private health insurance	5,119	74.9	396,117	71.6
With public coverage	1,863	27.3	141,018	25.5
No health insurance coverage	822	12.0	82,570	14.9
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	1,592	100.0	134,264	100.0
No health insurance coverage	86	5.4	11,766	8.8
HOUSING UNITS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	3,522	100.0	261,430	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,958	84.0	221,479	84.7
Owner-occupied	2,330	78.8	155,659	70.3
Renter-occupied	628	21.2	65,820	29.7
Vacant housing units	564	16.0	39,951	15.3
Homeowner vacancy rate	(X)	2.8	(X)	1.7
Rental vacancy rate	(X)	1.7	(X)	7.9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	3,522	100.0	261,430	100.0
Single family units	2,354	66.8	182,817	69.9
2 to 4 units	117	3.3	19,426	7.4
5 to 9 units	51	1.4	8,872	3.4
10 or more units	84	2.4	13,702	5.2
Mobile home	916	26.0	36,251	13.9
RV, van, boat, etc.	0	0.0	362	0.1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS4	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total housing units	5	100.0	2,300	100.0
Single family units	5	100.0	1,691	73.5
2 to 4 units	0	0.0	126	5.5
5 to more units	0	0.0	483	21.0
HOME VALUE2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	2,330	100.0	155,659	100.0
Less than $50,000	417	17.9	16,506	10.6
$50,000 to $99,999	496	21.3	14,553	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	347	14.9	23,529	15.1
$150,000 to $199,999	362	15.5	32,655	21.0
$200,000 to $299,999	487	20.9	38,465	24.7
$300,000 to $499,999	97	4.2	20,225	13.0
$500,000 to $999,999	101	4.3	6,826	4.4
$1,000,000 or more	23	1.0	2,900	1.9
Median (dollars)	$131,200	(X)	$184,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Owner-occupied units	2,330	100.0	155,659	100.0
Housing units with a mortgage	1,168	50.1	94,301	60.6
Housing units without a mortgage	1,162	49.9	61,358	39.4
GROSS RENT2	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Occupied units paying rent	537	100.0	58,693	100.0
Less than $200	17	3.2	862	1.5
$200 to $299	86	16.0	2,200	3.7
$300 to $499	42	7.8	8,024	13.7
$500 to $749	228	42.5	19,540	33.3
$750 to $999	101	18.8	14,169	24.1
$1,000 to $1,499	63	11.7	10,137	17.3
$1,500 or more	0	0.0	3,761	6.4
Median (dollars)	$640	(X)	$733	(X)
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE5 (2013)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Labor Force	3,319	100.0	306,315	100.0
Employment	3,177	95.7	292,096	95.4
Unemployment	142	4.3	14,219	4.6
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	(X)	4.6%	(X)
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,294	100.0	278,595	100.0
Private	1,480	64.5	212,193	76.2
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	33	1.4	2,542	0.9
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	138	6.0	27,688	9.9
Utilities	6	0.3	2,469	0.9
Construction	147	6.4	21,500	7.7
Manufacturing	139	6.0	9,357	3.4
Wholesale Trade	50	2.2	9,166	3.3
Retail Trade	253	11.0	29,444	10.6
Transportation & Warehousing	94	4.1	9,554	3.4
Information	33	1.4	3,902	1.4
Financial Activities	71	3.1	10,754	3.9
Professional & Business Services	77	3.4	18,010	6.5
Educational & Health Services	218	9.5	25,324	9.1
Leisure & Hospitality	185	8.1	33,923	12.2
Other Services	37	1.6	8,564	3.1
Government	814	35.5	66,403	23.8
Federal Government	53	2.3	7,522	2.7
State Government	154	6.7	13,343	4.8
Local Government	606	26.4	45,538	16.3
TOTAL ANNUAL WAGES6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$81,929,409	100.0	$12,419,640,108	100.0
Private	$51,004,329	62.3	$9,402,134,549	75.7
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$907,524	1.1	$77,320,968	0.6
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$7,201,068	8.8	$2,292,161,480	18.5
Utilities	$594,352	0.7	$201,510,613	1.6
Construction	$6,166,389	7.5	$1,060,383,641	8.5
Manufacturing	$8,620,857	10.5	$522,831,750	4.2
Wholesale Trade	$1,962,069	2.4	$527,492,048	4.2
Retail Trade	$5,495,094	6.7	$796,995,012	6.4
Transportation & Warehousing	$4,162,397	5.1	$452,562,477	3.6
Information	$774,484	0.9	$162,296,930	1.3
Financial Activities	$2,442,538	3.0	$528,141,060	4.3
Professional & Business Services	$4,166,980	5.1	$875,522,196	7.0
Educational & Health Services	$5,458,890	6.7	$1,017,875,287	8.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$2,052,980	2.5	$589,074,501	4.7
Other Services	$998,707	1.2	$297,966,586	2.4
Government	$30,925,080	37.7	$3,017,505,559	24.3
Federal Government	$2,562,535	3.1	$444,713,124	3.6
State Government	$7,323,920	8.9	$693,482,477	5.6
Local Government	$21,038,625	25.7	$1,879,309,958	15.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE6	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	$35,722	100.0	$44,580	100.0
Private	$34,468	96.5	$44,309	99.4
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	$27,501	77.0	$30,423	68.2
Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction	$52,371	146.6	$82,787	185.7
Utilities	$99,059	277.3	$81,625	183.1
Construction	$41,877	117.2	$49,321	110.6
Manufacturing	$62,132	173.9	$55,879	125.3
Wholesale Trade	$39,439	110.4	$57,547	129.1
Retail Trade	$21,763	60.9	$27,069	60.7
Transportation & Warehousing	$44,281	124.0	$47,370	106.3
Information	$23,648	66.2	$41,599	93.3
Financial Activities	$34,281	96.0	$49,113	110.2
Professional & Business Services	$54,117	151.5	$48,614	109.0
Educational & Health Services	$25,041	70.1	$40,194	90.2
Leisure & Hospitality	$11,097	31.1	$17,365	39.0
Other Services	$26,992	75.6	$34,795	78.1
Government	$38,003	106.4	$45,442	101.9
Federal Government	$48,123	134.7	$59,122	132.6
State Government	$47,481	132.9	$51,973	116.6
Local Government	$34,703	97.1	$41,270	92.6
COMMUTING TO OR FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY FOR WORK	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Commuting Out	867	100.0	22,542	100.0
to Campbell County, WY	747	86.2	4,290	19.0
to Crook County, WY	66	7.6	455	2.0
to Natrona County, WY	15	1.7	2,080	9.2
to Niobrara County, WY	15	1.7	148	0.7
to Big Horn County, WY	12	1.4	491	2.2
to All Other Counties	12	1.4	15,078	66.9
Total Commuting in	269	100.0	29,946	100.0
from Custer County, SD	62	23.0	144	0.5
from Niobrara County, WY	57	21.2	151	0.5
from Pennington County, SD	53	19.7	296	1.0
from Campbell County, WY	32	11.9	381	1.3
from Natrona County, WY	25	9.3	1,676	5.6
from All Other Counties	40	14.9	27,298	91.2
AGRICULTURE7	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Farms	264	(X)	11,736	(X)
Land in Farms (thousands of acres)	1,290	(X)	30,364	(X)
Total Cash Receipts (thousands of dollars)	$34,057	100.0	$1,663,761	100.0
Livestock and Products	$32,247	94.7	$1,235,198	74.2
Crops	$1,810	5.3	$428,563	25.8
Net Farm Income (thousands of dollars)	$3,771	(X)	$268,001	(X)
VALUATION AND TAXES8	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Assessed Valuation	$155,215,991	100.0	$22,797,094,335	100.0
Non-Minerals	$93,936,208	60.5	$9,290,528,889	40.8
Agriculture	$4,232,266	2.7	$253,014,175	1.1
Residential	$37,609,003	24.2	$4,292,823,158	18.8
Commercial	$5,421,095	3.5	$1,198,642,514	5.3
Industrial	$17,345,727	11.2	$2,162,592,241	9.5
Other	$29,328,117	18.9	$1,383,456,801	6.1
Minerals	$61,279,783	39.5	$13,506,565,446	59.2
Oil	$53,874,173	34.7	$4,229,997,989	18.6
Natural gas	$6,544,309	4.2	$4,470,657,938	19.6
Coal	$0	0.0	$4,054,979,229	17.8
Other minerals	$861,301	0.6	$750,930,290	3.3
Total Property Taxes	$10,852,206	(X)	$1,463,519,560	(X)
Average Mill Levy	69.9	(X)	64.2	(X)
4% Sales and Use Tax Collections	$4,865,101	(X)	$700,228,831	(X)
LANDOWNERSHIP9 (square miles)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Land	2,398.1	100.0	97,093.1	100.0
U.S. Government	485.2	20.2	46,535.4	47.9
National Park Service	0.0	0.0	3,657.6	3.8
Forest Service	368.5	15.4	14,390.9	14.8
Fish and Wildlife	0.0	0.0	80.3	0.1
Bureau of Land Management	116.7	4.9	27,162.8	28.0
Bureau of Reclamation	0.0	0.0	1,243.8	1.3
Wyoming	189.1	7.9	6,042.7	6.2
State Lands Commission	189.1	7.9	5,773.5	5.9
Recreation Commission	0.0	0.0	11.8	0.0
Game and Fish	0.0	0.0	257.4	0.3
Local Government	3.2	0.1	192.0	0.2
County	0.8	0.0	36.7	0.0
City and Town	2.3	0.1	78.3	0.1
School District and College	0.1	0.0	44.3	0.0
Other Lands	5.0	0.2	3,155.5	3.2
Surface Water	2.2	0.1	735.2	0.8
Total Public	682.4	28.5	55,925.5	57.6
Total Private	1,715.7	71.5	41,167.6	42.4
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS10			Number	Percent
Number of School Districts	2	(X)	48	(X)
Number of Schools	7	(X)	351	(X)
Fall Enrollment	1,044	(X)	90,993	(X)
Composite ACT score (Grade 11)	19.1	(X)	19.7	(X)
High School Graduates (4 year on time)	73	(X)	5,300	(X)
Graduation Rate	84.9%	(X)	77.6%	(X)
Average Daily Membership (ADM)	1,033	(X)	89,832	(X)
Certified Teachers	102	(X)	7,350	(X)
Certified Staff	16	(X)	1,538	(X)
Administration	20	(X)	746	(X)
Classified Staff	94	(X)	6,940	(X)
Students Transported Daily	353	(X)	31,351	(X)
Total General Fund Revenues	$19,155,758	(X)	$1,370,360,482	(X)
Total General Fund Expenditures	$18,791,468	(X)	$1,353,837,570	(X)
Operating Cost Per ADM	$20,376	(X)	$17,156	(X)
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunch (2013-14)	34.8%	(X)	37.6%	(X)
CRIME11	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Violent Crime	6	100.0	1,086	100.0
Murder	0	0.0	14	1.3
Forcible Rape	1	16.7	147	13.5
Robbery	0	0.0	60	5.5
Aggravated Assault	5	83.3	865	79.7
Property Crime	91	100.0	12,791	100.0
Burglary	10	11.0	2,061	16.1
Larceny-Theft	76	83.5	10,182	79.6
Motor Vehicle Theft	5	5.5	548	4.3
TRANSPORTATION12	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Number of Registered Vehicles	12,668	100.0	883,401	100.0
Passenger Cars	4,297	33.9	348,250	39.4
Trucks	3,946	31.1	251,400	28.5
Motorcycles	504	4.0	29,853	3.4
Trailers (including house trailers)	3,023	23.9	196,395	22.2
University of Wyoming Specialty Plates (cars & trucks)	67	0.5	5,025	0.6
Commercial Trucks & Trailers	362	2.9	24,901	2.8
Others	469	3.7	27,577	3.1
Road (miles)	850	100.0	29,070	100.0
Federal	75	8.9	4,089	14.1
State Highway	206	24.3	6,752	23.2
County Road	522	61.4	14,620	50.3
Local (City & Town)	36	4.2	2,431	8.4
Other	11	1.3	1,178	4.1
Per Capita Vehicle Miles Traveled	11,442	(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	21	(X)	1,386	(X)
Licensed Nursing Care Facilities	1	(X)	38	(X)
Bed Capacity	54	(X)	2,950	(X)
Occupancy Rate	97.0%	(X)	80.9%	(X)
Medicaid Beneficiaries	1,089	15.4	87,069	15.1
Enrollment in State Children Health Insurance Program	99	6.0	8,846	6.2
Percent of Adults with BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared) Larger Than 30	31.5%	(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	11.5%	(X)	15.6%	(X)
Percent of Adults who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life time and are currently smoking	21.8%	(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