Big Horn County, Wyoming (WY)

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County population in July 2007: 11,263 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,209
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,103

% of renters here:	26%
State:	30%

Land area: 3137 sq. mi.
Water area: 22.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	11.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

2008 cost of living index in Big Horn County: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.0%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Big Horn County, Wyoming:

White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
Hispanic (6.2%)
Other race (3.4%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 5,735	(50.0%)
Females: 5,726	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,981
County population in 2003: 11,203
Jobs in 2003: 4,860

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,480
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Big Horn County:	2.6 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,849 ($32,682 in 2000)

This county	$39,849
Wyoming:	$46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,934

Big Horn County	$105,934
Wyoming:	$135,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $380
Institutionalized population: 218
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Big Horn County in 2000: $637

Big Horn County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Big Horn County Wyoming:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $523 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Big Horn County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lovell, Greybull, Basin, Cowley, Byron, Burlington, Frannie, Deaver, Manderson, Hyattville.

Neighboring counties: Big Horn County, Montana , Carbon County, Montana , Johnson County , Park County , Sheridan County , Washakie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Big Horn County: Himes (A), Paint Rock Lodge (B), Paint Rock Lakes Guard Station (C), Cabin Creek Campground (D), Horse Creek Cow Camp (E), Deer Park Campground (F), Hyatt Cow Camp (G), Hyatt Ranch (H), Ainsworth Pumping Station (I), Leavitt Ranch (J), Shell Falls Observation Point (K), Shell Creek Ranger Station (L), Iowa State University Geology Camp (M), Shell Creek Campground (N), Mueller Cabin (O), West Tensleep Campground (P), Dorsey Creek Fence (Q), Island Park Campground (R), Moss Ranch (S), Bald Mountain Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Big Horn County: Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Cowley Cemetery (1), Penrose Cemetery (2), Burlington Cemetery (3), Greybull Cemetery (4), Kane Cemetery (5), Manderson Cemetery (6), Shell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mirror Lake (A), Dobson Pond (B), Granite Lake (C), Jensons Pond (D), Robin Lake (E), West Tensleep Lake (F), Bear Lake (G), Grace Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adelaide Creek (A), Alamo Creek (B), Deer Creek (C), Baby Wagon Creek (D), Bald Mountain Creek (E), Bear Creek (F), Beaver Creek (G), Big Tepee Creek (H), Bitter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Big Horn County: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Wyoming:	2.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 302
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 253 (35% naturalized citizens)

Big Horn County:	2.2%
Whole state:	2.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 91 1990 to 1994: 33 1985 to 1989: 30 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 19 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 38

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.7%

Big Horn County marital status for males

Big Horn County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,850
One, attached: 50
Two: 86
3 or 4: 94
5 to 9: 94
10 to 19: 49
20 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 855
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Big Horn County with a mortgage: 1,144 (109 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 916

Agriculture in Big Horn County
Average size of farms: 822 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74295
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $221.70
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77061
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.07%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 99.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87758
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Corn for grain: 2165 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 360 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

Big Horn County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/26/1959, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (15%)
Mining (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (54%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Philippines (5%)
Germany (4%)
Poland (4%)
Sweden (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Horn County:

German (23%)
English (21%)
United States or American (8%)
Irish (8%)
Norwegian (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Swedish (3%)

Big Horn County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,444 (73%)
Carpooled: 531 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 53 (1%)
Walked: 291 (6%)
Other means: 27 (1%)
Worked at home: 373 (8%)

People in group quarters in Big Horn County, Wyoming

218 people in nursing homes
20 people in other group homes
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,188.

8.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.16%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.62% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($12,364 average AGI)
4.54% relocated from other states ($32,474 average AGI)
Big Horn County: 4.54%
Wyoming average: 6.22%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Park County, WY	1.81% ($28,030 average AGI)
from Washakie County, WY	0.32% ($26,917)
from Albany County, WY	0.27% ($13,000)

8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.19%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.92% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($15,545 average AGI)
4.27% relocated to other states ($15,380 average AGI)
Big Horn County: 4.27%
Wyoming average: 5.71%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Park County, WY	1.57% ($26,431 average AGI)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.70% ($26,231)
to Albany County, WY	0.38% ($29,857)
to Campbell County, WY	0.32% ($40,500)
to Natrona County, WY	0.32% ($33,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Big Horn County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Big Horn County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Big Horn County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,055 (1,811 aged, 244 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 17.52
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5474.770
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1252.630
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23475.82

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1508.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 961.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.65

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.94
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 26.47

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.82

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,216

In family households: 9,806 (2,632 male householders, 456 female householders)
2,615 spouses, 3,628 children (3,315 natural, 124 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 95 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,410 (602 male householders (500 living alone)), 625 female householders (580 living alone)), 183 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 245 (204 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,490 2-persons, 545 3-persons, 548 4-persons, 277 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,080 1-person, 118 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

94.3% of residents of Big Horn County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $74,951,000 ($6565 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,789,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,959,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,620,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,668,000
Federal grants: $18,347,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,603,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,754,000 ($491,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $615,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,153,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,156,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 702

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 625

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +52

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -240

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Big Horn County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.96 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 61
1995 to 1998: 233
1990 to 1994: 143
1980 to 1989: 603
1970 to 1979: 976
1960 to 1969: 416
1950 to 1959: 673
1940 to 1949: 807
1939 or earlier: 1,193

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Horn County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 161 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 688 6 rooms: 655 7 rooms: 507 8 rooms: 351 9+ rooms: 447

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Horn County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 144 4 rooms: 260 5 rooms: 277 6 rooms: 157 7 rooms: 97 8 rooms: 48 9+ rooms: 45

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Horn County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 165 2 bedrooms: 848 3 bedrooms: 1,329 4 bedrooms: 618 5+ bedrooms: 249

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Horn County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 190 2 bedrooms: 428 3 bedrooms: 344 4 bedrooms: 104 5+ bedrooms: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Horn County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 601 2 vehicles: 1,336 3 vehicles: 772 4 vehicles: 278 5+ vehicles: 137

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Horn County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 470 2 vehicles: 403 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 21 5+ vehicles: 6

59% of Big Horn County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Wyoming.

Big Horn County:	58.6%
State average:	51.9%

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

This state: 6258
Northeast: 232
Midwest: 1642
South: 551
West: 2457

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (8%) Electricity (8%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (6%) Coal or coke (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	3.6%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	1.6%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	8.0%
Wyoming:	8.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Big Horn County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $417,000
Construction - Health - Other: $461,000
Regular Highways: $380,000

General Public Buildings: $47,000

Corrections - Other: $19,000

Judicial & Legal: $8,000

General: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,114,000
Corrections - Other: $1,090,000

Regular Highways: $940,000

Health Services - Other: $694,000

Central Staff Services: $607,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $518,000

Financial Administration: $505,000

General Public Buildings: $288,000

Welfare - Other: $262,000

General - Other: $258,000

Libraries: $237,000

Water Utilities: $146,000

Natural Resources - Other: $116,000

Fire Protection: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $642,000
All Other: $553,000
General - Interest on Debt: $213,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $947,000
General: $806,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $371,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,543,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,506,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $443,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $594,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000

Rents: $10,000

Property Sale Other: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $204,000
Police Protection: $108,000

General Public Building: $94,000

Financial Administration: $35,000

Corrections - Other: $28,000

Central Staff: $25,000

General - Other: $12,000

Judicial: $12,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000

Health - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,070,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $172,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,602,000
General Support: $838,000

Highways: $156,000

Housing & Community Development: $14,000
Tax - Property: $2,489,000
Total General Sales: $1,275,000

Public Utilities: $36,000

NEC: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,097,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Big Horn County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)