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Sweetwater County

Population in July 2007: 697.
Males: 363  (52.2%)
Females: 334  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  31.8 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82943.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,118 (it was $39,688 in 2000)
Reliance:  $55,118
Wyoming:  $51,731

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,104
Reliance:  $22,104
Wyoming:  $27,687

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,431 (it was $38,800 in 2000)
Reliance:  $76,431
Wyoming:  $172,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,576; Detached houses: $73,512; Mobile homes: $43,425

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Races in Reliance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.0%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Reliance: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (7.4%), English (6.9%), Dutch (5.1%), Swedish (4.8%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6550 feet

Land area: 9.53 square miles.

Population density: 73 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Reliance

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reliance CDP

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.8%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

13 residents are foreign born

This place:  2.0%
Wyoming:  2.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Reliance, Wyoming in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Reliance to the number of sex offenders is 697 to 1.

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

Reliance:  0.7% ($275)
Wyoming:  0.7% ($627)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ogden, UT (145.6 miles , pop. 77,226).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (252.8 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (584.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: North Rock Springs, WY (1.7 miles ), Rock Springs, WY (2.3 miles ), Clearview Acres, WY (2.6 miles ), Purple Sage, WY (3.2 miles ), Arrowhead Springs, WY (3.3 miles) , Superior, WY (3.8 miles ), Green River, WY (4.1 miles ), Sweeney Ranch, WY (4.1 miles) .

Latitude: 41.66 N, Longitude: 109.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 307

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (30%)
  • Mining (22%)
  • Truck transportation (19%)
  • Utilities (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Plant and system operators (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Customer service representatives (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (7%)



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Reliance-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 24.0 miles away from Reliance center
On 1/30/2000 at 14:46:51, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/6/1999 at 00:41:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/26/2000 at 21:58:46, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Reliance center
On 10/10/1992 at 15:40:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/25/2007 at 03:52:20, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, 3.8 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from Reliance center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Reliance:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 6 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY)
  • SOUTH LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 64 miles; KEMMERER, WY)
  • LANDER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 80 miles; LANDER, WY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reliance:
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 151 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 158 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 162 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.1%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  4.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Reliance, WY



Reliance compared to Wyoming state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 (93%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)


Religion statistics for Reliance

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionLutheran ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents47.6%27.8%7.8%2.6%2.3%
Congregations8.3%30.0%11.7%3.3%3.3%
NameEvangelical Free Church of AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.8%1.7%1.4%1.4%5.5%
Congregations5.0%3.3%5.0%1.7%28.3%
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:
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 Reliance:
  • KRKK (1360 AM; 5 kW; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: BIG THICKET B/CING CO. OF WY, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUGR (1490 AM; 1 kW; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVEL (920 AM; 5 kW; VERNAL, UT; Owner: ASHLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Reliance:
  • 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)
  • KUWZ (90.5 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KYCS (95.1 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFRZ (92.1 FM; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: WAGONWHEEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP)
  • K217DY (91.3 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K204EC (88.7 FM; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Reliance:
  • K25EE (Channel 25; MOUNTAIN VIEW, ETC., UT; Owner: DAGGETT COUNTY TELEVISION DEPT.)
  • KGWR-TV (Channel 13; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CASPER, LLC)
  • K35CN (Channel 35; GREEN RIVER, WY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • MARTY JIMMERSON, Approx. 4 Miles East Of Rock Springs, Wy North Of I-80., Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.3 m
    Registrant: American Tower L.P., 3411 Richmond Ave., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 479-2083
  • Billy Stephenson, Reliance, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 106.3 m
    Registrant: American Tower L.P., 3411 Richmond Ave., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 479-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 41.669667 Lon: -109.200111, Call Sign: WQAU931
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.6000 MHz, 49.3000 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/11/2004, Expiration Date: 08/11/2014, Certifier: Louis Nagel
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Reliance West, 70 Reliance Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 16.2 m, Call Sign: WQIJ348
    Assigned Frequencies : 10617.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2018, Certifier: Alan S Hinman
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
  • ROCKSPGS JC, 2.0 Miles Se Of, Overall height: 20.7 m, Call Sign: KOB63
    Assigned Frequencies : 4190.00 MHz, 4190.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 03/16/2001
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 1200 Peachtree Street, Locn 5w23, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4021, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:


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