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Regional Demographics

Region

North East

North West

West Central

South West

South East

East Central

Total Population (2000)

79,864

50,418

59,975

71,928

141,798

89,799

Total Employment (2000)

40,428

23,501

30,728

34,677

67,074

44,662

Owner Occupied (2000)

22,750

14,419

15,822

20,002

36,814

25,707

Renter-Occupied (2000)

8,515

5,591

7,782

6,192

19,572

10,442

Total Households (2000)

31,265

20,010

23,604

26,194

56,386

36,149

Total Square Mileage

4.8

3.5

3.3

4.3

8.3

6.3

Annual Unemployment Rate (2005)

3.1

3.9

3.1

3.4

3.8

3.8


Population by Region

Region

North East

North West

West Central

South West

South East

East Central

Population (1990)

70,888

46,900

49,679

70,154

132,972

82,998

Population (2000)

79,864

50,418

59,975

71,928

141,798

89,799

Projected population (2005)

86,117

49,929

61,780

72,361

144,721

92,559

Population per square mile (2000)

4.8

3.5

3.3

4.3

8.3

6.3

Population rank 2000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Population growth (1990-2000)

12.7

7.5

20.7

2.5

6.6

8.2

Projected population growth (2000-2005)

6.8

-0.7

2.6

0.7

2.1

3

Median age (1990)

32.7

35

33.4

29.5

30.9

33.2

Median age (2000)

37.4

40

37

34

34.3

37.2

Projected Median age (2005)

38.5

42

38.8

35.4

35.5

38.5

19 and under (1990)

23,855

14,826

15,787

27,338

40,585

26,742

20 to 34 years (1990)

14,896

8,644

10,589

15,152

35,268

17,541

35 to 54 years (1990)

19,628

12,153

13,918

18,434

33,416

22,154

55 to 74 years (1990)

9,473

8,131

7,352

7,258

18,052

12,986

75 years and older (1990)

3,038

3,143

2,045

1,972

5,665

3,578

19 and under (2000)

24,035

14,532

16,573

24,423

39,449

26,334

20 to 34 years (2000)

13,180

7,249

11,673

12,455

32,861

15,891

35 to 54 years (2000)

26,410

15,140

19,166

23,135

41,235

27,758

55 to 74 years (2000)

12,037

9,623

9,781

9,127

20,707

14,658

75 years and older (2000)

4,202

3,874

2,782

2,788

7,546

5,158

19 and under (2005)

22,998

12,744

15,692

21,761

37,396

24,768

20 to 34 years (2005)

16,648

8,329

12,110

14,100

34,025

17,821

35 to 54 years (2005)

26,271

13,873

18,776

21,618

40,324

26,841

55 to 74 years (2005)

15,560

10,900

11,982

11,831

24,892

17,231

75 years and older (2005)

4,640

4,083

3,220

3,051

8,084

5,898

Male (1990)

35,415

23,212

25,075

35,537

67,091

40,681

Female (1990)

35,473

23,688

24,604

34,617

65,881

42,317

Male (2000)

40,137

24,777

30,496

36,440

72,125

44,399

Female (2000)

39,727

25,641

29,479

35,488

69,673

45,400

Male (2005)

43,375

24,582

31,505

36,,652

73,475

45,987

Female (2005)

42,742

25,347

30,275

35,709

71,246

46,572

White (1990)

69,451

45,314

42,506

67,272

121,974

80,546

Black (1990)

78

49

72

324

2,596

486

Hispanic origin (1990)

1,513

2,244

1,551

4,495

12,691

3,257

Asian or Pacific Islander (1990)

210

173

172

358

1,567

326

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut (1990)

700

349

6,387

498

994

550

White (2000)

76,834

47,812

50,420

67,239

127,654

84,891

Black (2000)

117

62

83

312

2,608

540

Hispanic origin (2000)

2,176

2,733

2,863

4,915

14,564

4,418

Asian or Pacific Islander (2000)

298

232

239

364

1,583

357

American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut (2000)

840

328

7,173

635

1,305

852

White (2005)

82,836

47,376

51,836

67,679

130,180

87,460

Black (2005)

123

61

85

305

2,690

556

Hispanic origin (2005)

2,906

2,833

3,871

5,357

15,882

4,626

Asian or Pacific Islander (2005)

319

230

247

360

1,608

370

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut (2005)

907

321

7,301

640

1,335

888

Percent non-white (2000)

3.8

5.2

16.2

6.5

10

5.5

Net domestic migration (1990-98)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Median household income (1990)

28,882

24,94

25,609

34,046

25,538

26,987

Median household income (2000)

40,313

34,541

39,006

44,657

36,089

36,583

Median household income (2005)

43,623

37,518

42,579

48,612

39,268

40,140

Median household income growth (1990-2000)

39.6

39.9

52.3

31.2

41.3

35.6

Median household income growth (2005-2010)

11.4

10.7

12.3

11

11.5

12.3

Percent median household income <$35,000 (1999)

43.7

50.7

44.9

37.3

48.7

47.9

Percent median household income >$75,000 (1999)

17.5

12.5

17.6

18.4

14.3

14.4

Per capita personal income (1990):

12,419

11,327

11,634

12,665

12,184

12,476

Per capita personal income (2000):

19,014

17,007

23,081

18,313

17,751

18,488

Per capita personal income (2005):

20,989

19,639

22,852

23,309

20,538

20,092

Per capita personal income percent change (1990-2000)

53.1

50.2

98.4

44.6

45.7

48.2

Per capita personal income percent change (2005-2010)

8.7

15.3

15.9

15.4

13

11


Unemployment Rate

Region

North East

North West

West Central

South West

South East

East Central

Labor Force

42,395

24,908

32,840

36,770

73,841

47,071

Total Employment

40,428

23,501

30,728

34,677

67,074

44,662

Unemployed

1,931

1,378

2,069

2,038

3,698

2,337

Unemployment Rate (2005)

3.1

3.9

3.1

3.4

3.8

3.8

For additional Wyoming demographic information, visit the State of Wyoming Department of Administration & Information Economic Analysis Division.

 
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