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People QuickFacts |
Laramie County |
Wyoming |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
85,384 | 515,004 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.6% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
81,607 | 493,782 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.8% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.0% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.4% | 49.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
92.3% | 94.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.0% | 0.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 2.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.2% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
10.8% | 6.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
82.7% | 88.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.3% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.0% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.1% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.4% | 21.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,663 | 77,143 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
16.3 | 17.8 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
37,532 | 239,178 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.1% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.3% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$106,400 | $96,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
31,927 | 193,608 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$45,684 | $43,785 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,634 | $19,134 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.1% | 10.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Laramie County |
Wyoming |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
2,503 | 19,7361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
29,155 | 191,9341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
8.4% | 9.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
5,752 | 41,861 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,227 | 53,103 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.5% | 24.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
819,515 | 4,061,516 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
537,339 | 3,331,043 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,190,629 | 5,783,756 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,313 | $11,586 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
138,761 | 984,684 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
509 | 3,537 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,085,443 | 4,393,3081 |