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Population (year 2000): 3,172
Males: 1,496  (47.2%)
Females: 1,676  (52.8%)

Hot Springs County

Median resident age:  43.5 years
Wyoming median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 82443.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,400 (it was $29,205 in 2000)
Thermopolis  $33,400
Wyoming:  $46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,400 (it was $78,100 in 2000)
Thermopolis  $93,400
Wyoming:  $135,000

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Races in Thermopolis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (24.4%), English (20.7%), Irish (15.5%), United States (7.7%), Scottish (5.1%), Norwegian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4325 feet

Land area: 2.38 square miles.

Population density: 1331 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Thermopolis

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thermopolis town

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

60 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.9%
Wyoming:  2.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Thermopolis, Wyoming in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thermopolis to the number of sex offenders is 3172 to 1.

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

Thermopolis:  0.7% ($541)
Wyoming:  0.6% ($627)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (149.7 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (342.1 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (748.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: East Thermopolis, WY (1.2 miles ), Lucerne, WY (5.9 miles ), Kirby, WY (11.1 miles) , Winchester, WY (16.5 miles) , Wind River, WY (20.8 miles) , South Flat, WY (23.8 miles ), Owl Creek, WY (26.0 miles) , Mc Nutt, WY (26.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,600
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $98,400
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $139,900
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $195,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $102,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,700
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $269,700
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $187,700

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Latitude: 43.65 N, Longitude: 108.21 W


118 people in nursing homes
15 people in other types of correctional institutions

Area code: 307

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Thermopolis by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 011000
    per 100,000 0.031.232.50.00.00.0
Rapes 112010
    per 100,000 31.531.265.10.033.70.0
Robberies 100000
    per 100,000 31.50.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 9912833
    per 100,000 283.4280.9390.4261.3101.0102.1
Burglaries 958450
    per 100,000 283.4156.1260.2130.6168.40.0
Thefts 8357826689119
    per 100,000 2613.41779.02667.52155.52997.64050.4
Auto thefts 225612
    per 100,000 63.062.4162.7196.033.768.1
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 220.7230.6333.1163.3181.5187.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.21
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Dave Freudenthal - politician, Jake Schmidt - College basketball player (Utah Utes).


Hospital/medical center in Thermopolis:
  • HOT SPRINGS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (150 E ARAPAHOE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Thermopolis:
  • WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; WORLAND, WY)
  • RIVERTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; RIVERTON, WY)
  • SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 61 miles; GREYBULL, WY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thermopolis:
  • WORLAND MUNI (about 28 miles; WORLAND, WY; ID: WRL)
  • RIVERTON REGIONAL (about 45 miles; RIVERTON, WY; ID: RIW)
  • YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; CODY, WY; ID: COD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thermopolis:
  • HOT SPRINGS CO-THERMOPOLIS MUNI (about 2 miles; THERMOPOLIS, WY; ID: THP)
  • SHOSHONI MUNI (about 29 miles; SHOSHONI, WY; ID: 49U)
  • SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 60 miles; GREYBULL, WY; ID: GEY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thermopolis:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 141 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 143 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 214 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 231 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 241 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 290 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT enrollment: 16,384)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 291 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
Public high schools in Thermopolis:
Public elementary/middle schools in Thermopolis:
Library in Thermopolis:
  • HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $107,464; Location: 344 ARAPAHOE STREET; 43,521 books; 1,118 audio materials; 367 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Pioneer Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Thermopolis: Hot Springs State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Big Horn Prospecting (Museums; 110 Carter Ranch Road), The Wyoming Dinosaur Center (Museums; 110 Carter Ranch Road), Old West Wax Museum (119 South 6th Street), Dancing Bear Folk Center (Museums; 119 South 6th Street), Wyoming Adventures (Tours & Charters; 484 Wakely Road), Horseworks Wyoming - Main (Tours & Charters; 3809 Grass Creek Road), Two Ocean Pass Outfitting (Tours & Charters; 960 Kirby Creek Road).

Hotels: Elk Antler Inn (501 South 6th Street), Quality Inn & Suites - Plaza Hotel (116 East Park Street), Super 8 Thermopolis WY (Lane 5 South US Highway 20), El Rancho Motel (924 Shoshoni Street), Roundtop Mountain Motel (412 North 6th Street), Holiday Inn-Thermopolis (Hot Springs State Park), Coachman Motel (112 USHighway 20 South), Cactus Inn (605 South 6th Street), Star Inn (401 Park Street).

Courts: Court Call Thermopolis (415 Arapahoe), Hot Springs County Government - District Judge- Court Reporter (415 Arapahoe Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Thermopolis and their reported violations in the past:

LUCERNE WATER AND SEWER DIST. (Population served: 300, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
RED LANE DOMESTIC WATER, INC. (Population served: 111, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2006 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and OCT-18-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2004)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
LONGWELL RANCH/COUNTRY CAMPING (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Thermopolis that have no violations reported:
  • THERMOPOLIS, TOWN OF (Address: P.O. BOX 603, Population served: 3247, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • EAST THERMOPOLIS, TOWN OF (Population served: 274, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Wyoming:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.3%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.5%

Thermopolis compared to Wyoming state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Thermopolis (2007 data):
  • Big Horn Federal Savings Bank: 643 Broadway Branch at 643 Broadway, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $135.6 mil, Deposits: $116.1 mil, headquarters in Greybull, WY, positive income, 6 total offices
  • Bank of Wyoming: Bank Of Wyoming at Fifth And Arapahoe Streets, branch established on 1978-11-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.2 mil, Deposits: $77.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: State Holding Company
  • Pinnacle Bank - Wyoming: Thermopolis Branch at 125 South Fifth, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $433.0 mil, Deposits: $371.5 mil, headquarters in Torrington, WY, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 4$9,832$29,4960$0
Financial Administration 3$7,386$29,5440$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$27,982$41,9730$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,130$30,7800$0
Police - Other 6$11,632$23,2640$0
Streets and Highways 7$16,570$28,4060$0
Solid Waste Management 4$8,222$24,6660$0
Sewerage 2$5,642$33,8520$0
Totals for Government 36$92,396$30,7990$0


Thermopolis government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $304,000
    Solid Waste Management: $303,000
    All Other: $140,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $655,000
    Police Protection: $540,000
    Water Utilities: $537,000
    Regular Highways: $474,000
    Sewerage: $315,000
    Solid Waste Management: $255,000
    Financial Administration: $100,000
    Welfare - Other: $73,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $67,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
    Central Staff Services: $57,000
    General Public Buildings: $53,000
    Fire Protection: $46,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Health Services - Other: $30,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $485,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,091,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $151,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $150,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,207,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $126,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $34,000
    Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $249,000
    Special Assessments: $35,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $625,000
    Water Utilities: $296,000
    Regular Highways: $61,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,410,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $710,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $850,000
    All Other: $514,000
    Water Utilities: $87,000
    Highways: $57,000
  • Tax - Property: $146,000
    Public Utilities: $131,000
    NEC: $24,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,078,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000

9.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.32%
Wyoming average:  9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fremont County, WY  0.90% ($14,063 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY  0.62% ($52,182)


9.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.37%
Wyoming average:  8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Park County, WY  0.90% ($38,750 average AGI)
to Natrona County, WY  0.62% ($33,091)
to Fremont County, WY  0.56% ($26,100)


Strongest AM radio stations in Thermopolis:
  • KTHE (1240 AM; 1 kW; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: CARJIM, LLC)
  • KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
  • 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)
  • KOVE (1330 AM; 5 kW; LANDER, WY; Owner: FREMONT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWOR (1340 AM; 1 kW; WORLAND, WY; Owner: KWOR, INCORPORATED)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPOW (1260 AM; 5 kW; POWELL, 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.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thermopolis:
  • KUWT (91.3 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)
  • KDNO (101.7 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: CARJIM, LLC)
  • KWRR (89.5 FM; ETHETE, WY; Owner: BUSINESS COUNCIL OF THE NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE)
  • KWYW (99.1 FM; LOST CABIN, WY; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
  • K205BO (88.9 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: HOT SPRINGS COUNTY PUBLIC RADIO)
  • K267AG (101.3 FM; THERMOPOLIS, WY; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)


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