Laramie County, Wyoming QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Laramie County Wyoming
?  Population, 2000 81,607493,782
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 11.6%8.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.6%6.3%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.8%26.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.5%11.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 88.9%92.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.6%0.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%2.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0%0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 4.0%2.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.6%1.8%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.8%49.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 10.9%6.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 83.2%88.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 38,513230,656
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 9,46752,195
?  Housing units, 2000 34,213223,854
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 69.1%70.0%
?  Households, 2000 31,927193,608
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.452.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.6%35.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $37,168$33,197
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.3%12.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 15.8%15.3%

Business QuickFacts Laramie County Wyoming
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 2,29217,888
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 25,338163,791
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 21.4%24.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 4,62234,179
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 606,2892,955,070
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 855,5324,530,537
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,881$9,438
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 2731,195
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,94114,617
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 3231,900
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 780,7152,916,241
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 4,19227,423

Geography QuickFacts Laramie County Wyoming
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,68697,100
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 30.45.1
?  Metropolitan Area Cheyenne, WY MSA 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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