1990 Census Profile 2 for Casper



1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city
    
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     46,742
Urban population....................................................     46,742
    Percent of total population.....................................      100.0
Rural population....................................................          0
    Percent of total population.....................................        0.0
  Farm population...................................................          0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................     13,296
Preprimary school...................................................        997
Elementary or high school...........................................      8,707
  Percent in private school.........................................        2.0
College.............................................................      3,592
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................     29,337
Less than 9th grade.................................................      1,208
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................      2,781
High school graduate................................................      8,348
Some college, no degree.............................................      7,880
Associates degree...................................................      2,383
Bachelor's degree...................................................      4,845
Graduate or professional degree.....................................      1,892
 
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       86.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       23.0
 
RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     43,155
Lived in same house.................................................     19,624
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................     23,313
  Same State........................................................     17,481
    Same county.....................................................     13,989
    Different county................................................      3,492
  Different State...................................................      5,832
Lived abroad........................................................        218
 
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................     29,192
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        675
  With a mobility limitation........................................        372
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        416
With a work disability..............................................      2,048
    In labor force..................................................        812
  Prevented from working............................................        947
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      4,933
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................        752
  With a mobility limitation........................................        607
  With a self-care limitation.......................................        394.


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city
 
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        408
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      1,575
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      1,986
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      5,561
  65 years and over.................................................      1,441
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     45,996
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       45.2
Foreign-born population.............................................        746
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................        270
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     43,155
Speak a language other than English.................................      1,775
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        496
  Speak Spanish.....................................................      1,022
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................        298
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................         55
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         44
 
ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     63,257
Arab................................................................          0
Austrian............................................................        191
Belgian.............................................................         21
Canadian............................................................         93
Czech...............................................................        508
Danish..............................................................        999
Dutch...............................................................      1,550
English.............................................................     10,101
Finnish.............................................................        141
French (except Basque)..............................................      2,557
French Canadian.....................................................        336
German..............................................................     17,508
Greek...............................................................        293
Hungarian...........................................................         81
Irish...............................................................      7,964
Italian.............................................................      1,568
Lithuanian..........................................................         28
Norwegian...........................................................      2,184
Polish..............................................................      1,300
Portuguese..........................................................        175
Romanian............................................................         11
Russian.............................................................        296
Scotch-Irish........................................................      2,164


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 3 
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city

Scottish............................................................      1,668
Slovak..............................................................        292
Subsaharan African..................................................         57
Swedish.............................................................      2,272
Swiss...............................................................        445
Ukrainian...........................................................         30
United States or American...........................................      1,712
Welsh...............................................................        834
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          8
Yugoslavian.........................................................         87
Other ancestries....................................................      5,783.

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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census


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