Goshen 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 (26.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.4%), Retail trade (10.9%).

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

Races in Goshen County, Wyoming:

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 6,234	(49.7%)
Females: 6,304	(50.3%)

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Goshen County:	2.4 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,998
Wyoming:	$51,731

This county:	$419
State:	$529

Goshen County:	$146,195
Wyoming:	$172,300

Detached houses: $200,013

Here:	$200,013
State:	$247,463

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,105

Here:	$128,105
State:	$181,665

In 2-unit structures: $76,266

Here:	$76,266
State:	$163,361

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $40,907

Here:	$40,907
State:	$103,466

Mobile homes: $36,501

Here:	$36,501
State:	$45,718

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,324

Here:	$16,324
State:	$24,405

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	11.4%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Goshen County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Torrington, Lingle, La Grange, Fort Laramie, Yoder, Hawk Springs, Veteran, Huntley, Goshen Hole, Rawhide Creek.

Neighboring counties: Banner County, Nebraska , Laramie County , Niobrara County , Platte County , Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska , Sioux County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Goshen County: Hillview Home (A), Otto Ranch (B), C P Ranch (C), Holly (D), Ollie Damrow Ranch (E), Day Ranch (F), Canal (G), Old Doty Ranch Site (H), Carlson Ranch (I), Yorges Ranch (J), House Ranch (K), Wycross Ranch (L), Hoy Ranch (M), Hunter Ranch (N), Newell Ranch (O), Nash Windmill (P), Skinner Ranch (Q), Sixmile Creek Ranch (R), Kimble Ranch (S), Wilkins Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Goshen County: Bear Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Valley View Cemetery (1), Red Cloud Cemetery (2), Valley View Cemetery (3), Prairie Center Cemetery (4), La Grange Cemetery (5), Lingle Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hanna Lakes (A), Little Moon Lake (B), Housen Lake (C), 66 Pastures Reservoir (D), Garrelts Number 1 Reservoir (E), Little Willow Reservoir (F), Skinner Reservoir (G), Knott Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deer Creek (A), Aego Creek (B), YBO Creek (C), Badger Branch (D), Bear Creek (E), Box Elder Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Cold Springs Branch (H), Corn Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Goshen County include: Fort Laramie National Historic Site (1), Grattan Massacre Historical Monument (2), Springer Wildlife Mangement Unit (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Wyoming:	5.0%

Current college students: 660
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 237 (60% naturalized citizens)

Goshen County:	1.9%
Whole state:	2.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,421
• One, attached: 132
• Two: 167
• 3 or 4: 134
• 5 to 9: 76
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 or more: 94
• Mobile homes: 814
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Goshen County with a mortgage: 1,428 (106 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,051

Here:	57.6% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Goshen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Goshen County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 89% 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 67.5 miles away from Goshen County center
On 8/29/2004 at 18:49:44, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2008 at 13:14:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 MW, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Goshen County center
On 7/23/1993 at 06:30:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/10/1993 at 04:17:46, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Goshen County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,314 (77%) Carpooled: 574 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 313 (6%) Other means: 22 (0%) Worked at home: 347 (6%)

7.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,700 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.89%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.58% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($10,056 average AGI)
5.32% relocated from other states ($24,647 average AGI)

Goshen County:	5.32%
Wyoming average:	6.22%

from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.80% ($36,147 average AGI)
from Laramie County, WY	0.44% ($34,842)
from Platte County, WY	0.42% ($21,722)
from Natrona County, WY	0.30% ($34,000)
from Albany County, WY	0.26% ($46,000)
from Campbell County, WY	0.26% ($32,091)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,545 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.38% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($13,439 average AGI)
4.36% relocated to other states ($17,109 average AGI)

Goshen County:	4.36%
Wyoming average:	5.71%

to Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.87% ($30,486 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY	0.66% ($34,143)
to Albany County, WY	0.63% ($34,370)
to Natrona County, WY	0.42% ($26,833)
to Platte County, WY	0.33% ($25,714)
to Campbell County, WY	0.28% ($32,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,436 (2,182 aged, 254 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,185 (2,832 male householders, 629 female householders)

  2,950 spouses, 3,277 children (2,876 natural, 121 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 70 other relatives, 164 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,862 (677 male householders (524 living alone)), 929 female householders (868 living alone)), 256 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 491 (216 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,735 2-persons, 723 3-persons, 594 4-persons, 311 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,392 1-person, 180 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

92.6% of residents of Goshen County speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,677,000 ($7055 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,572,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,894,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,511,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,851,000
Federal grants: $22,734,000
Federal procurement contracts: $839,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,848,000 ($870,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,288,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,906,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,173,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

57% of Goshen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Wyoming.

Goshen County:	57.3%
State average:	51.9%

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

• This state: 5278
• Northeast: 147
• Midwest: 4393
• South: 575
• West: 1830

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,300

Here:	4.4%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Here:	5.6%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Here:	21.0%
Wyoming:	8.1%

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