Hot Springs County, Wyoming (WY)

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County population in July 2007: 4,553 (71% urban, 29% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,446
Renter-occupied apartments: 662

% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

Land area: 2004 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.5%

2008 cost of living index in Hot Springs County: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Hot Springs County, Wyoming:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Other race (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 2,348	(48.1%)
Females: 2,534	(51.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,943
County population in 2003: 4,617
Jobs in 2003: 2,077

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,416
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Hot Springs County:	2.3 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,441 ($29,887 in 2000)

This county	$36,441
Wyoming:	$46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,623

Hot Springs County	$118,623
Wyoming:	$135,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $365
Institutionalized population: 145
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hot Springs County in 2000: $722

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hot Springs County Wyoming:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $545 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hot Springs 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: Thermopolis, Lucerne, East Thermopolis, Kirby, Owl Creek, Wind River.

Neighboring counties: Fremont County , Park County , Washakie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hot Springs County: Kemp Ranch (A), David McCarthy Ranch (B), Day Homestead (C), Nichols Ranch (D), Dickie Ranch (E), Dickie Shearing Sheds (F), Anderson Sawmill (G), Antelope Creek Summer Camp (H), Fuller Summer Camp (I), Arapahoe Ranch (J), Dornick (K), Gardner Ranch (L), Gardner Winter Ranch (M), Wedding of the Waters (N), Gebo (O), Sanford Ranch (P), Wales Ranch (Q), Little John Ranch (R), Golden Cabin (S), Basin Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Monument Hill Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Jergens Lake (A), Mexican Lakes (B), Buffalo Lake (C), Scotch Plunge (D), Twin Lakes (E), Rainbow Terraces (F), Adams Number 2 Reservoir (G), Jones Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ackles Fork (A), Additional Creek (B), Antelope Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Blue Creek (E), Carney Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Cottonwood Creek (H), Curry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Wyoming:	2.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 94
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 64 (81% naturalized citizens)

Hot Springs County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 25

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.2%

Hot Springs County marital status for males

Hot Springs County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,688
One, attached: 45
Two: 38
3 or 4: 116
5 to 9: 51
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 75
Mobile homes: 490
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Hot Springs County with a mortgage: 547 (52 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 381

Agriculture in Hot Springs County
Average size of farms: 5963 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $55366
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $74.41
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 87.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54231
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59046
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.91%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.02%

Hot Springs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 15.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Mining (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Korea (44%)
Canada (27%)
Austria (13%)
Italy (9%)
Hong Kong (5%)
Mexico (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hot Springs County:

German (23%)
English (17%)
Irish (12%)
United States or American (8%)
Norwegian (6%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Hot Springs County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,650 (69%)
Carpooled: 349 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 210 (9%)
Worked at home: 162 (7%)

People in group quarters in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

118 people in nursing homes
15 people in other types of correctional institutions
12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,763.

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.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($15,455 average AGI)
4.57% relocated from other states ($15,370 average AGI)
Hot Springs County: 4.57%
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 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.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($13,669 average AGI)
4.74% relocated to other states ($17,837 average AGI)
Hot Springs County: 4.74%
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	0.90% ($38,750 average AGI)
to Natrona County, WY	0.62% ($33,091)
to Fremont County, WY	0.56% ($26,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Hot Springs County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Hot Springs County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hot Springs County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,101 (950 aged, 151 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 21.75
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11939.97
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 543.710
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44671.6

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 947.760
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1344.500
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 66.12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63.47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 132.250

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 44.08

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,737

In family households: 3,918 (1,150 male householders, 222 female householders)
1,216 spouses, 1,165 children (940 natural, 89 adopted, 136 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 23 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 819 (319 male householders (281 living alone)), 426 female householders (389 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 726 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 238 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 670 1-person, 75 2-persons.

96.6% of residents of Hot Springs County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $38,281,000 ($8326 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $657,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,245,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,329,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $259,000
Federal grants: $12,159,000
Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,140,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $68,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $834,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,625,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 206

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 352

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -196

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hot Springs County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.35 millions of gallons per day (26% from ground, 74% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 58
1995 to 1998: 156
1990 to 1994: 68
1980 to 1989: 260
1970 to 1979: 498
1960 to 1969: 366
1950 to 1959: 517
1940 to 1949: 129
1939 or earlier: 484

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hot Springs County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 254 5 rooms: 292 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 187 8 rooms: 177 9+ rooms: 244

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hot Springs County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 49 2 rooms: 76 3 rooms: 83 4 rooms: 153 5 rooms: 148 6 rooms: 65 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 29 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hot Springs County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 59 2 bedrooms: 409 3 bedrooms: 591 4 bedrooms: 305 5+ bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hot Springs County:
	no bedroom: 51 1 bedroom: 136 2 bedrooms: 211 3 bedrooms: 213 4 bedrooms: 35 5+ bedrooms: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Hot Springs County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 323 2 vehicles: 601 3 vehicles: 394 4 vehicles: 83 5+ vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Hot Springs County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 286 2 vehicles: 239 3 vehicles: 48 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 4

54% of Hot Springs 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, 44% lived in Wyoming.

Hot Springs County:	54.3%
State average:	51.9%

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

This state: 2374
Northeast: 115
Midwest: 1095
South: 196
West: 1022

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	4.4%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	3.0%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	10.8%
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.)

Hot Springs County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $7,941,000
All Other: $294,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $357,000
General: $19,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $7,941,000
Health Services - Other: $568,000

Regular Highways: $361,000

Financial Administration: $351,000

Police Protection: $347,000

Corrections - Other: $325,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $310,000

Central Staff Services: $266,000

Parks & Recreation: $169,000

Natural Resources - Other: $133,000

General Public Buildings: $130,000

General - Other: $98,000

Libraries: $98,000

Solid Waste Management: $42,000

Air Transportation: $17,000

Welfare - Other: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $436,000
All Other: $124,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $654,000
General: $535,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000
Housing & Community Development: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $42,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $79,000
Police Protection: $37,000

Central Staff: $11,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Natural Resource - Other: $6,000

Judicial: $4,000

General - Other: $3,000

Air Transportation: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,157,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $415,000
All Other: $297,000

Highways: $74,000

Housing & Community Development: $38,000

Public Welfare: $33,000

Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Tax - Property: $1,912,000
Total General Sales: $746,000

NEC: $28,000

Public Utilities: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,488,000

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)

Hot Springs County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)