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Rock River, WY map Population (year 2000): 235
Males: 127  (54.0%)
Females: 108  (46.0%)

Albany County

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82083.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,800 (it was $24,306 in 2000)
Rock River  $27,800
Wyoming:  $46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,300 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
Rock River  $64,300
Wyoming:  $135,000

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Races in Rock River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (39.6%), English (32.3%), Irish (31.9%), Scotch-Irish (11.1%), Scottish (6.0%), Welsh (4.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6891 feet

Land area: 2.35 square miles.

Population density: 100 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rock River

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 21.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock River town

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Wyoming:  2.3%

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

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

Rock River:  0.5% ($276)
Wyoming:  0.6% ($627)
Rock River satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheyenne, WY (90.5 miles , pop. 53,011).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (145.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (705.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Medicine Bow, WY (19.1 miles ), Elk Mountain, WY (30.5 miles) , Centennial, WY (32.6 miles) , East Albany, WY (38.8 miles) , Laramie, WY (39.8 miles ), Albany, WY (40.0 miles) , Hanna, WY (41.0 miles ), South Albany, WY (42.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $51,300
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,800
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.74 N, Longitude: 105.97 W


Area code: 307

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (30%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Extraction workers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rock River:
  • IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LARAMIE, WY)
  • PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; WHEATLAND, WY)
  • WYOMING BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE (about 79 miles; CASPER, WY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock River:
  • LARAMIE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LARAMIE, WY; ID: LAR)
  • NATRONA COUNTY INTL (about 87 miles; CASPER, WY; ID: CPR)
  • CHEYENNE (about 91 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock River:
  • MEDICINE BOW (about 16 miles; MEDICINE BOW, WY; ID: 80V)
  • SHIVELY FIELD (about 62 miles; SARATOGA, WY; ID: SAA)
  • WALDEN-JACKSON COUNTY (about 73 miles; WALDEN, CO; ID: 33V)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock River:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 13 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 121 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 128 miles; GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 145 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Rock River and their reported violations in the past:

ROCK RIVER, TOWN OF (Population served: 235, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.3%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.2%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Rock River compared to Wyoming state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,000$24,0000$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$400
Water Supply 1$2,000$24,0000$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$650
Totals for Government 2$4,000$24,0002$1,050


Rock River government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $84,000
    General - Other: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $168,000
    All Other: $114,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,499,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $72,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $19,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $66,000

13.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.78%
Wyoming average:  9.04%

0.79% of residents moved from foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Albany County:  0.79%
Wyoming average:  0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Laramie County, WY  0.96% ($24,856 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY  0.51% ($19,932)
from Sweetwater County, WY  0.45% ($21,731)


14.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.75%
Wyoming average:  8.50%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Albany County:  0.19%
Wyoming average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Laramie County, WY  1.40% ($36,756 average AGI)
to Larimer County, CO  0.55% ($48,656)
to Natrona County, WY  0.45% ($28,472)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock River:
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KOWB (1290 AM; 5 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KGAB (650 AM; 9 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJJL (1370 AM; 10 kW; CHEYENNE, WY; Owner: CHRISTUS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCOL (600 AM; 5 kW; WELLINGTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock River:
  • KIMX (105.5 FM; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • K219CA (91.7 FM; CASPER, WY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUWR (91.9 FM; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)

TV broadcast stations around Rock River:
  • K07JE (Channel 7; ROCK RIVER, WY; Owner: TOWN OF ROCK RIVER)
  • K06LU (Channel 6; ROCK RIVER, WY; Owner: TOWN OF ROCK RIVER)
  • K13KE (Channel 13; ROCK RIVER, WY; Owner: TOWN OF ROCK RIVER)
  • K04KW (Channel 4; ROCK RIVER, WY; Owner: TOWN OF ROCK RIVER)

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