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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Sweetwater County Wyoming:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (10%)
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Religion statistics for Purple Sage
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Southern Baptist Convention | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 47.6% | 27.8% | 7.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 8.3% | 30.0% | 11.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 5.0% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 28.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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:
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:
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)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
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)
- K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)
- K22BK (Channel 22; ROCK SPRINGS, ETC., WY; Owner: CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE)
- 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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