1990 Census Profile 3 for Casper



1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     34,685
In labor force......................................................     23,165
      Percent in labor force........................................       66.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................     23,101
    Employed........................................................     21,694
    Unemployed......................................................      1,407
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         64
Not in labor force..................................................     11,520
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................     16,399
In labor force......................................................     12,815
      Percent in labor force........................................       78.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................     12,761
    Employed........................................................     11,870
    Unemployed......................................................        891
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.0
  Armed Forces......................................................         54
Not in labor force..................................................      3,584
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     18,286
In labor force......................................................     10,350
      Percent in labor force........................................       56.6
  Civilian labor force..............................................     10,340
    Employed........................................................      9,824
    Unemployed......................................................        516
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.0
  Armed Forces......................................................         10
Not in labor force..................................................      7,936
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     18,286
With own children under 6 years.....................................      3,170
  Percent in labor force............................................       60.0
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      3,431
  Percent in labor force............................................       75.6
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      4,578
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,622
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      8,578
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      5,960
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      2,699
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        184
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         91
  Unemployed........................................................         14
  Not in labor force................................................         79


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................     21,492
Percent drove alone.................................................       83.2
Percent in carpools.................................................       10.7
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.0
Percent using other means...........................................        0.6
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        5.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       14.7
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     21,694
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      2,953
Professional specialty occupations..................................      3,615
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        707
Sales occupations...................................................      3,043
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      3,641
Private household occupations.......................................         57
Protective service occupations......................................        299
Service occupations, except protective and household................      2,474
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        214
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      2,346
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        760
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        851
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        734
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................     21,694
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        187
Mining..............................................................      1,515
Construction........................................................      1,190
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        669
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        854
Transportation......................................................        743
Communications and other public utilities...........................        782
Wholesale trade.....................................................        928
Retail trade........................................................      4,380
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................      1,537
Business and repair services........................................      1,168
Personal services...................................................        527
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        437
Health services.....................................................      1,660
Educational services................................................      2,097
Other professional and related services.............................      1,768
Public administration...............................................      1,252
 
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 3  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Casper city
    
CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     21,694
Private wage and salary workers.....................................     16,148
Government workers..................................................      3,664
  Local government workers..........................................      1,818
  State government workers..........................................      1,125
  Federal government workers........................................        721
Self-employed workers...............................................      1,763
Unpaid family workers...............................................        119.

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


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