Weston County, Wyoming QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Weston County Wyoming
?  Population, 2000 6,644493,782
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.9%8.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.2%6.3%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.1%26.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.6%11.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.9%92.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.8%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3%2.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%2.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5%1.8%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.2%49.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.1%6.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 94.8%88.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 3,470230,656
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 53152,195
?  Housing units, 2000 3,231223,854
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 77.9%70.0%
?  Households, 2000 2,624193,608
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.422.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.0%35.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $35,667$33,197
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.0%12.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.3%15.3%

Business QuickFacts Weston County Wyoming
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 21817,888
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 1,553163,791
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 -1.2%24.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 58634,179
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA2,955,070
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 38,3814,530,537
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,892$9,438
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,195
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 26314,617
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 31,900
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 38,4462,916,241
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 41027,423

Geography QuickFacts Weston County Wyoming
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,39897,100
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 2.85.1
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(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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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown