Carbon County, Wyoming (WY)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%), Public administration (10.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.4%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Carbon County, Wyoming:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 8,376	(53.6%)
Females: 7,263	(46.4%)

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Carbon County:	2.4 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,229
Wyoming:	$51,731

This county:	$439
State:	$529

Carbon County:	$131,676
Wyoming:	$172,300

Detached houses: $171,211

Here:	$171,211
State:	$247,463

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,905

Here:	$142,905
State:	$181,665

In 2-unit structures: $69,215

Here:	$69,215
State:	$163,361

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $11,338

Here:	$11,338
State:	$103,466

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,647

Here:	$140,647
State:	$202,158

Mobile homes: $37,385

Here:	$37,385
State:	$45,718

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$24,405

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 74
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	11.4%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carbon County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rawlins, Saratoga, Hanna, Sinclair, Baggs, Mc Nutt, Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain, Dixon, Riverside.

Neighboring counties: Albany County , Converse County , Fremont County , Natrona County , Sweetwater County , Jackson County, Colorado , Moffat County, Colorado , Routt County, Colorado .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Carbon County: Burtch Ranch (A), Dad (B), Manthos Ranch (C), Daley Ranch (D), Buzzard Ranch (E), Dana (F), Buzzard Ranch Sheating Pens (G), Byers Ranch (H), C Swanson Ranch (I), Mahoney Ranch Headquarters (J), Cabin Camp (K), Kennaday Ranch (L), Orton Ranch (M), Davis (N), Olson Cabin (O), Olsen Ranch (P), Ollikalla Ranch (Q), Oldman Ranch (R), Days (S), Campbell Headquarters Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Elk Mountain Cemetery (1), Battle Cemetery (2), Platt Cemetery (3), Anderson Cemetery (4), Pioneer Cemetery (5), Eversole Cemetery (6), Reader Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: North Twin Lake (A), Como Lake (B), Miller Hill Lake (C), Welton Lake (D), Welton Fish Pond (E), Cascade Lake (F), Battle Lake (G), Drillers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alameda Creek (A), Alisha Creek (B), Alkali Creek (C), Arrastre Creek (D), Aspen Creek (E), Austin Creek (F), Aztec Creek (G), Bachelor Creek (H), Bad Water Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carbon County include: Dead Horse Park (1), Headquarters Park (2), Huston Park (3), Hog Park (4), Fletcher Park (5), Sinclair Recreation Park (6), Bear Park (7), Mine Disaster Memorial (8), Willow Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Wyoming:	5.0%

Current college students: 389
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 447 (45% naturalized citizens)

Carbon County:	2.9%
Whole state:	2.3%

Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,496
• One, attached: 146
• Two: 166
• 3 or 4: 263
• 5 to 9: 244
• 10 to 19: 91
• 20 or more: 223
• Mobile homes: 1,583
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 95

Housing units in Carbon County with a mortgage: 1,832 (260 second mortgage, 122 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,264

Here:	59.2% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Carbon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 20.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Carbon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from Carbon County center
On 4/6/1999 at 00:41:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/26/2000 at 21:58:46, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/1/1993 at 21:33:22, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from Carbon County center
On 10/1/2005 at 05:57:03, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/6/1998 at 18:22:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 22.9 miles away from Carbon County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,303 (74%) Carpooled: 970 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 551 (8%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 274 (4%)

9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.27%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($12,104 average AGI)
5.96% relocated from other states ($36,919 average AGI)

Carbon County:	5.96%
Wyoming average:	6.22%

from Sweetwater County, WY	0.59% ($41,424 average AGI)
from Natrona County, WY	0.55% ($27,613)
from Albany County, WY	0.48% ($29,148)
from Laramie County, WY	0.39% ($24,318)
from Fremont County, WY	0.27% ($35,867)
from Weld County, CO	0.20% ($31,091)
from Uinta County, WY	0.18% ($36,600)

9.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,990 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.39%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($16,373 average AGI)
5.29% relocated to other states ($20,617 average AGI)

Carbon County:	5.29%
Wyoming average:	5.71%

to Albany County, WY	0.77% ($35,302 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY	0.70% ($43,359)
to Natrona County, WY	0.63% ($28,029)
to Sweetwater County, WY	0.55% ($51,452)
to Fremont County, WY	0.34% ($27,000)
to Campbell County, WY	0.23% ($31,308)
to Larimer County, CO	0.23% ($22,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,191 (1,896 aged, 295 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,295 (3,421 male householders, 759 female householders)

  3,447 spouses, 4,024 children (3,653 natural, 127 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 106 other relatives, 275 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,354 (1,067 male householders (859 living alone)), 912 female householders (820 living alone)), 375 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 990 (980 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,035 2-persons, 925 3-persons, 753 4-persons, 312 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,679 1-person, 251 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

89.5% of residents of Carbon County speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $246,679,000 ($16153 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,455,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,244,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,511,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $314,000
Federal grants: $26,901,000
Federal procurement contracts: $157,492,000 ($21,662,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,217,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $89,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,565,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,548,000

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

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.38 millions of gallons per day (54% from ground, 46% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

54% of Carbon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Wyoming.

Carbon County:	53.7%
State average:	51.9%

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

• This state: 6755
• Northeast: 515
• Midwest: 2921
• South: 1255
• West: 3578

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Here:	1.1%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Here:	4.4%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Here:	9.8%
Wyoming:	8.1%

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