1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Lincoln County

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
     Total population...............................................     12,625
Urban population....................................................      3,015
    Percent of total population.....................................       23.9
Rural population....................................................      9,610
    Percent of total population.....................................       76.1
  Farm population...................................................        508
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
     Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................      4,069
Preprimary school...................................................        323
Elementary or high school...........................................      3,403
  Percent in private school.........................................        0.4
College.............................................................        343
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
  Persons 25 years and over.........................................      7,058
Less than 9th grade.................................................        325
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................        858
High school graduate................................................      2,742
Some college, no degree.............................................      1,638
Associates degree...................................................        420
Bachelor's degree...................................................        845
Graduate or professional degree.....................................        230
 
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................       83.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................       15.2
 
RESIDENCE IN 1985
      Persons 5 years and over......................................     11,480
Lived in same house.................................................      7,259
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................      4,192
  Same State........................................................      2,552
    Same county.....................................................      2,093
    Different county................................................        459
  Different State...................................................      1,640
Lived abroad........................................................         29
 
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
      Persons 16 to 64 years........................................      7,013
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................         53
  With a mobility limitation........................................         42
  With a self-care limitation.......................................         22
With a work disability..............................................        481
    In labor force..................................................        251
  Prevented from working............................................        181
      Persons 65 years and over.....................................      1,265
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................         92
  With a mobility limitation........................................         81
  With a self-care limitation.......................................         36


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Lincoln County

 
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................        321
Women 25 to 34 years................................................      2,383
Women 35 to 44 years................................................      2,839
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................      1,213
  65 years and over.................................................        318
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................     12,505
    Percent born in state of residence..............................       49.3
Foreign-born population.............................................        120
  Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................         28
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
    Persons 5 years and over........................................     11,480
Speak a language other than English.................................        333
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         77
  Speak Spanish.....................................................        186
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................         55
  Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................          8
    Do not speak English 'very well'................................          2
 
ANCESTRY
  Total ancestries reported.........................................     15,030
Arab................................................................          2
Austrian............................................................         69
Belgian.............................................................         15
Canadian............................................................         16
Czech...............................................................         99
Danish..............................................................        796
Dutch...............................................................        271
English.............................................................      5,617
Finnish.............................................................         84
French (except Basque)..............................................        232
French Canadian.....................................................         39
German..............................................................      2,326
Greek...............................................................         51
Hungarian...........................................................         35
Irish...............................................................        974
Italian.............................................................        653
Lithuanian..........................................................          8
Norwegian...........................................................        265
Polish..............................................................        179
Portuguese..........................................................         50
Romanian............................................................          2
Russian.............................................................         29
Scotch-Irish........................................................        137


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   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Lincoln County

Scottish............................................................        582
Slovak..............................................................        125
Subsaharan African..................................................          0
Swedish.............................................................        702
Swiss...............................................................        385
Ukrainian...........................................................          2
United States or American...........................................        172
Welsh...............................................................        176
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................          0
Yugoslavian.........................................................         60
Other ancestries....................................................        877.