1990 Census Profile 2 for Riverton
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 Wyoming
160 Riverton city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 9,202
Urban population.................................................... 9,202
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.................... 2,670
Preprimary school................................................... 252
Elementary or high school........................................... 1,874
Percent in private school......................................... 5.8
College............................................................. 544
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 5,783
Less than 9th grade................................................. 375
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 776
High school graduate................................................ 1,947
Some college, no degree............................................. 1,350
Associates degree................................................... 339
Bachelor's degree................................................... 733
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 263
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 80.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 17.2
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 8,465
Lived in same house................................................. 4,365
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 4,058
Same State........................................................ 2,808
Same county..................................................... 2,208
Different county................................................ 600
Different State................................................... 1,250
Lived abroad........................................................ 42
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 5,302
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 186
With a mobility limitation........................................ 67
With a self-care limitation....................................... 134
With a work disability.............................................. 564
In labor force.................................................. 295
Prevented from working............................................ 198
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 1,137
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 180
With a mobility limitation........................................ 130
With a self-care limitation....................................... 102.
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 371
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,825
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,244
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 1,130
65 years and over................................................. 340
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 9,133
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 47.3
Foreign-born population............................................. 69
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 25
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 8,465
Speak a language other than English................................. 489
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 108
Speak Spanish..................................................... 157
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 44
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 43
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 14
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 11,954
Arab................................................................ 6
Austrian............................................................ 58
Belgian............................................................. 7
Canadian............................................................ 8
Czech............................................................... 55
Danish.............................................................. 151
Dutch............................................................... 240
English............................................................. 1,829
Finnish............................................................. 27
French (except Basque).............................................. 505
French Canadian..................................................... 91
German.............................................................. 3,837
Greek............................................................... 66
Hungarian........................................................... 13
Irish............................................................... 1,359
Italian............................................................. 241
Lithuanian.......................................................... 0
Norwegian........................................................... 345
Polish.............................................................. 82
Portuguese.......................................................... 17
Romanian............................................................ 0
Russian............................................................. 34
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 253
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Scottish............................................................ 232
Slovak.............................................................. 66
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 281
Swiss............................................................... 30
Ukrainian........................................................... 0
United States or American........................................... 326
Welsh............................................................... 80
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 8
Yugoslavian......................................................... 0
Other ancestries.................................................... 1,707
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
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