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Sweetwater County

Population in July 2007: 433.
Males: 239  (55.2%)
Females: 194  (44.8%)
Median resident age:  25.3 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82901.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,656 (it was $32,303 in 2000)
Purple Sage:  $43,656
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,396 (it was $28,000 in 2000)
Purple Sage:  $51,396
Wyoming:  $172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,404; Detached houses: $149,469; Mobile homes: $27,321

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Races in Purple Sage:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
  • Hispanic (18.4%)
  • Two or more races (14.5%)
  • Other race (11.1%)
  • American Indian (8.5%)
  • Black (3.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Purple Sage: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.0%), English (16.2%), Irish (12.3%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.6%), Scottish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 467 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Purple Sage

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Purple Sage CDP

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

10 residents are foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).

This place:  2.4%
Wyoming:  2.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Purple Sage:  2.6% ($717)
Wyoming:  0.7% ($627)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Davis, UT (181.3 miles , pop. 89,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (315.7 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (585.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Clearview Acres, WY (4.2 miles ), Rock Springs, WY (7.9 miles ), North Rock Springs, WY (8.3 miles ), Green River, WY (9.7 miles ), Reliance, WY (11.3 miles ), Arrowhead Springs, WY (12.3 miles) , James Town, WY (14.0 miles ), Sweeney Ranch, WY (22.2 miles) .

Latitude: 41.55 N, Longitude: 109.33 W

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Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (37%)
  • Construction (29%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (13%)
  • Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Social assistance (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (23%)
  • Construction laborers (16%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (27%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Child care workers (14%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Registered nurses (12%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Purple Sage:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 12 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY)
  • ASHLEY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 73 miles; VERNAL, UT)
  • SOUTH LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 79 miles; KEMMERER, WY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Purple Sage:
  • ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 20 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; ID: RKS)
  • RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 120 miles; RIVERTON, WY; ID: RIW)
  • YAMPA VALLEY (about 164 miles; HAYDEN, CO; ID: HDN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Purple Sage:
  • GTR GREEN RIVER INTERGALACTIC SPACEPORT (about 13 miles; GREEN RIVER, WY; ID: 48U)
  • DUTCH JOHN (about 44 miles; DUTCH JOHN, UT; ID: 33U)
  • MANILA (about 46 miles; MANILA, UT; ID: 40U)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Purple Sage:
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 178 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 178 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 182 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 183 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 186 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 187 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 189 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.3%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Purple Sage, WY



Purple Sage compared to Wyoming state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sweetwater County Wyoming:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Wood (10%)

9.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.57%
Wyoming average:  9.04%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($226 average AGI)
Sweetwater County:  0.08%
Wyoming average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Uinta County, WY  0.44% ($42,545 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY  0.40% ($38,230)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.37% ($34,982)


8.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.28%
Wyoming average:  8.50%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Sweetwater County:  0.07%
Wyoming average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Uinta County, WY  0.36% ($47,815 average AGI)
to Albany County, WY  0.35% ($21,731)
to Salt Lake County, UT  0.34% ($35,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Purple Sage:
  • KRKK (1360 AM; 5 kW; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET B/CING CO. OF WY, INC.)
  • KUGR (1490 AM; 1 kW; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMER (950 AM; 5 kW; KEMMERER, WY; Owner: CHAPARRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Purple Sage:
  • KYCS (95.1 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KUWZ (90.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KFRZ (92.1 FM; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • K299AG (107.7 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS)
  • KSIT (104.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG TICKET BROADCASTING COMPANY OF W)
  • KQSW (96.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET BROADCASTING CO OF WY)
  • K232CU (94.3 FM; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • K204EC (88.7 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Purple Sage:
  • K35CN (Channel 35; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K22BK (Channel 22; ROCK SPRINGS, ETC., WY; Owner: CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE)
  • K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)
  • K18ER (Channel 18; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - TWO)
  • K20FA (Channel 20; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - TWO)
  • K30EQ (Channel 30; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - TWO)
  • K48FE (Channel 48; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - ONE)
  • K56FV (Channel 56; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - ONE)
  • K58EW (Channel 58; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - ONE)
  • K64EP (Channel 64; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - ONE)
  • K07PJ (Channel 7; DRY LAKE, ETC., WY; Owner: UPPER BEAR RIVER TV SERVICE)
  • K09MJ (Channel 9; DRY LAKE, ETC., WY; Owner: UPPER BEAR RIVER TV SERVICE)
  • K11MR (Channel 11; DRY LAKE, ETC., WY; Owner: UPPER BEAR RIVER TV SERVICE)
  • KGWR-TV (Channel 13; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CASPER, LLC)

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