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People QuickFacts |
Casper |
Wyoming |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
52,089 | 515,004 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.7% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
49,644 | 493,782 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.9% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.6% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.3% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
94.0% | 92.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 2.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
5.4% | 6.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.5% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% | 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 |
22.1% | 21.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.8 | 17.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
21,872 | 223,854 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.9% | 70.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$84,500 | $96,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
20,343 | 193,608 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.38 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$36,567 | $37,892 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,409 | $19,134 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
11.4% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Casper |
Wyoming |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
712,083 | 3,331,043 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
777,383 | 5,783,756 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,475 | $11,590 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
81,479 | 984,684 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
5,369 | 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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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.3% | 24.4% |
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