Southwest Region
Elaina Zempel, Regional Director
Wyoming Business Council
Quality Plaza, 1100 Pine Avenue, Suite 3F
Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101
Phone: 307.877.2203
Elaina Zempel was named Southwest Regional Director in July 2008 after serving as deputy director since 2007. Zempel replaces former Southwest Regional Director Ray Sarcletti who retired in 2008 after holding the position for the past seven years.
She was previously employed by South Lincoln County Economic Development. Prior to that, Zempel spent more than ten years in rural economic development in north central Montana. She is a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional through the National Development Council and a new generation Cooperative Developer.
She also established and managed a $460,000 revolving loan fund through a Community Block Development Grant. She is a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) through the National Development Council and a new generation Cooperative Developer.
Demographics by County
County |
Lincoln |
Uinta |
Sweetwater |
Sublette |
| Total Population (2000) |
14,573 |
19,742 |
37,613 |
5,920 |
| Total Employment (2000) |
6,519 |
9,362 |
18,796 |
3,041 |
| Owner-Occupied (2000) |
4,280 |
5,136 |
10,586 |
1,737 |
| Renter-Occupied (2000) |
986 |
1,687 |
3,519 |
634 |
| Total Households (2000) |
5,266 |
6,823 |
14,105 |
2,371 |
| Pop/Sq. mi |
3.6 |
9.5 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate (2005) |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2 |
Population by County
County |
Lincoln |
Uinta |
Sweetwater |
Sublette |
| Population (1990) |
12,626 |
18,705 |
38,823 |
4,843 |
| Population (2000) |
14,573 |
19,742 |
37,613 |
5,920 |
| Projected population (2005) |
15,651 |
19,787 |
36,923 |
6,629 |
| Population per square mile (2000) |
3.6 |
9.5 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
| Population rank 2000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Population growth (1990-2000) |
15.4 |
5.5 |
-3.1 |
22.2 |
| Projected population growth (2005-2010) |
6.4 |
0.4 |
-1.6 |
10.2 |
| Median age (1990) |
29.8 |
27.3 |
30.4 |
35.4 |
| Median age (2000) |
36.7 |
31.4 |
34.2 |
39.7 |
| Projected Median age (2005) |
37.3 |
32.8 |
36 |
41.8 |
| 19 and under (1990) |
5,102 |
7,917 |
14,319 |
1,477 |
| 20 to 34 years (1990) |
2,272 |
4,183 |
8,697 |
909 |
| 35 to 54 years (1990) |
3,109 |
4,652 |
10,673 |
1,455 |
| 55 to 74 years (1990) |
1,690 |
1,557 |
4,011 |
760 |
| 75 years and older (1990) |
452 |
396 |
1,124 |
242 |
| 19 and under (2000) |
4,920 |
7,280 |
12,223 |
1,637 |
| 20 to 34 years (2000) |
2,055 |
3,450 |
6,950 |
850 |
| 35 to 54 years (2000) |
4,397 |
6,276 |
12,462 |
2,070 |
| 55 to 74 years (2000) |
2,404 |
2,155 |
4,568 |
1,079 |
| 75 years and older (2000) |
797 |
581 |
1,410 |
284 |
| 19 and under (2005) |
4,602 |
6,485 |
10,674 |
1,661 |
| 20 to 34 years (2005) |
2,871 |
3,861 |
7,368 |
1,111 |
| 35 to 54 years (2005) |
4,366 |
5,490 |
11,312 |
2,078 |
| 55 to 74 years (2005) |
2,904 |
2,821 |
6,106 |
1,424 |
| 75 years and older (2005) |
908 |
680 |
1,463 |
355 |
| Male (1990) |
6,423 |
9,510 |
19,604 |
2,511 |
| Female (1990) |
6,203 |
9,195 |
19,219 |
2,332 |
| Male (2000) |
7,360 |
10,054 |
19,026 |
3,023 |
| Female (2000) |
7,213 |
9,688 |
18,587 |
2,897 |
| Male (2005) |
7,927 |
10,010 |
18,715 |
3,388 |
| Female (2005) |
7,724 |
9,777 |
18,208 |
3,241 |
| White (1990) |
12,431 |
18,278 |
36,563 |
4,750 |
| Black (1990) |
10 |
25 |
289 |
5 |
| Hispanic origin (1990) |
252 |
773 |
3,470 |
57 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander (1990) |
38 |
66 |
254 |
13 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut (1990) |
65 |
128 |
305 |
70 |
| White (2000) |
14,157 |
18,621 |
34,461 |
5,771 |
| Black (2000) |
15 |
22 |
275 |
1,566 |
| Hispanic origin (2000) |
315 |
1,055 |
3,545 |
112 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander (2000) |
41 |
67 |
256 |
19 |
| American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut (2000) |
83 |
172 |
380 |
29 |
| White (2005) |
15,202 |
18,659 |
33,818 |
6,461 |
| Black (2005) |
16 |
22 |
267 |
13 |
| Hispanic origin (2005) |
398 |
1,203 |
3,756 |
156 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander (2005) |
44 |
66 |
250 |
22 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut (2005) |
90 |
174 |
376 |
32 |
| Percent non-white (2000) |
2.8 |
5.7 |
8.4 |
2.5 |
| Net domestic migration (1990-2000) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Median household income (1990) |
28,541 |
33,130 |
36,664 |
26,768 |
| Median household income (2000) |
40,776 |
44,606 |
46,618 |
39,096 |
| Median household income (2005) |
44,437 |
48,401 |
50,876 |
42,131 |
| Median household income growth (1990-2000) |
42.9 |
34.6 |
27.1 |
46.1 |
| Median household income growth (2005-2010) |
11.2 |
10.9 |
11 |
11.5 |
| Percent median household income <$35,000 (2000) |
40.7 |
38 |
35.8 |
45 |
| Percent median household income >$75,000 (2000) |
15.5 |
16 |
20.8 |
15.4 |
| Per capita personal income (1990): |
10,583 |
12,142 |
13,594 |
12,522 |
| Per capita personal income (2000): |
17,370 |
16,905 |
19,416 |
19,827 |
| Per capita personal income (2005): |
21,142 |
22,023 |
24,916 |
20,610 |
| Per capita personal income percent change (1990-2000) |
64.1 |
39.2 |
42.8 |
58.3 |
| Per capita personal income percent change (2005-2010) |
16.5 |
15.7 |
15.1 |
9.9 |
Unemployment Rate by County
County |
Lincoln |
Uinta |
Sweetwater |
Sublette |
| Labor Force |
6,783 |
10,016 |
19,971 |
3,200 |
| Total Employment |
6,519 |
9,362 |
18,796 |
3,041 |
| Unemployed |
257 |
640 |
1,141 |
152 |
| Unemployment Rate (2005) |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2 |
Other Resources
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