Albany County, Wyoming (WY)

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% of renters here:	49%
State:	30%

This county:	21.0%
Whole state:	11.4%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (37.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Albany County, Wyoming business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Albany County, Wyoming:

Median resident age:	26.7 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 16,529	(51.6%)
Females: 15,485	(48.4%)

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Albany County:	2.2 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

This county	$35,104
Wyoming:	$46,202

Albany County	$174,984
Wyoming:	$135,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 74
• Auto thefts: 9

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Albany County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $789 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laramie, Fox Farm-College, Rock River, Centennial, Albany, The Buttes, Goshen Hole, Hells Half Acre.

2005 air pollution in Albany County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 47 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carbon County , Converse County , Laramie County , Platte County , Jackson County, Colorado , Larimer County, Colorado .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Albany County: Page Ranch (A), Dalles Ranch (B), Ox Yoke Ranch (C), Maloin Ranch (D), C P Ranch (E), Otto Lumber Camp (F), Holiday Ranch (G), Kennedy Ranch (H), Orton Ranch (I), Holmes Campground (J), Cameron Ranch (K), Olson Ranch (L), Davis Ranch (M), Maddock Ranch (N), Camp Grace (O), Camp Holiday (P), Keystone Guard Station (Q), Keystone Ranger Station (R), Old Northrup Ranch (S), Libby Flats Observation Shed (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Albany County: Open Air Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mirror Lake (A), North Twin Lakes (B), Highway 130 Lake (C), Rock Creek Lakes (D), Bear Lake (E), Miller Lake (F), West Carroll Lake (G), Downey Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lefthand Luman Creek (A), Anderson Creek (B), Zeigler Creek (C), Arapaho Creek (D), Arrowhead Creek (E), Ashley Creek (F), Bar M Creek (G), Bean Creek (H), Beaver Dam Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Albany County include: Pelton Park (1), Happy Jack Winter Sports Area (2), Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (3), Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge (4), Friend Park (5), Elk Park (6), Friend Park (7), Sybille Game And Fish Experimental Unit (8), Devils Playground (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.0%
Wyoming:	2.4%

Current college students: 10,055
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,218 (25% naturalized citizens)

Albany County:	3.8%
Whole state:	2.3%

Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,711
• One, attached: 911
• Two: 1,019
• 3 or 4: 1,209
• 5 to 9: 1,153
• 10 to 19: 523
• 20 or more: 669
• Mobile homes: 2,008
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Albany County with a mortgage: 3,240 (476 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,757

Albany County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Wyoming state average. It is 8.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/3/1960, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,890 (71%) Carpooled: 1,920 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 101 (1%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 423 (3%) Walked: 1,772 (11%) Other means: 70 (0%) Worked at home: 641 (4%)

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%

4.92% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($8,330 average AGI)
8.07% relocated from other states ($19,002 average AGI)

Albany County:	8.07%
Wyoming average:	6.22%

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)
from Fremont County, WY	0.42% ($21,388)
from Sheridan County, WY	0.38% ($16,068)
from Carbon County, WY	0.37% ($35,302)
from Larimer County, CO	0.35% ($32,775)

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%

4.48% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($9,375 average AGI)
10.08% relocated to other states ($21,698 average AGI)

Albany County:	10.08%
Wyoming average:	5.71%

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)
to Sweetwater County, WY	0.42% ($28,796)
to Fremont County, WY	0.28% ($34,394)
to Campbell County, WY	0.28% ($33,727)
to Weld County, CO	0.26% ($35,387)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,084 (2,666 aged, 418 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,564 (5,541 male householders, 1,536 female householders)

  5,751 spouses, 6,521 children (6,058 natural, 170 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 305 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 268 other relatives, 374 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,031 (3,448 male householders (2,155 living alone)), 2,764 female householders (2,020 living alone)), 2,819 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,419 (141 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,565 2-persons, 1,571 3-persons, 1,253 4-persons, 466 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,175 1-person, 1,491 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

4,184 married couples with children.
1,339 single-parent households (323 men, 1,016 women).

92.0% of residents of Albany County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $196,454,000 ($6242 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,649,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,129,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,492,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $272,000
Federal grants: $82,572,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,449,000 ($2,852,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,540,000 ($2,325,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $246,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,122,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,359,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-82 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.60 millions of gallons per day (58% from ground, 42% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

36% of Albany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Wyoming.

Albany County:	36.4%
State average:	51.9%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13078
• Northeast: 1498
• Midwest: 6688
• South: 2017
• West: 7198

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,500

Here:	7.2%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Here:	5.2%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Here:	8.8%
Wyoming:	8.1%

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