Lincoln County, Wyoming (WY)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Construction (13.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.4%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lincoln County, Wyoming:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 7,360	(50.5%)
Females: 7,213	(49.5%)

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Lincoln County:	2.8 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

This county:	$55,692
Wyoming:	$51,731

This county:	$513
State:	$529

Lincoln County:	$178,422
Wyoming:	$172,300

Detached houses: $210,777

Here:	$210,777
State:	$247,463

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,059

Here:	$111,059
State:	$181,665

In 2-unit structures: $115,114

Here:	$115,114
State:	$163,361

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $350,165

Here:	$350,165
State:	$103,466

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,592

Here:	$153,592
State:	$202,158

Mobile homes: $47,948

Here:	$47,948
State:	$45,718

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $66,111

Here:	$66,111
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: 10
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 78
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	11.4%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kemmerer, Afton, Diamondville, Alpine, Cokeville, La Barge, Thayne, Fairview, Auburn, Smoot.

2005 air pollution in Lincoln County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 68 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bear Lake County, Idaho , Bonneville County, Idaho , Caribou County, Idaho , Rich County, Utah , Sublette County , Sweetwater County , Teton County , Uinta County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lincoln County: Kelley Guard Station (A), Hobble Creek Recreation Site (B), Old Dutch John Ranch (C), Ziller Ranch (D), Nutria (E), Wyoming Game and Fish Administrative Site (F), Deer Creek Guard Station (G), Wolf Creek Campground (H), Forest Park Campground (I), Forest Park Elk Wintering Area (J), Forks Campground (K), Afton Rest Area (L), Lynx Creek Campground (M), Allred Flat Recreation Site (N), Alpine Summer Home Area (O), Murphy Creek Campground (P), Sheep Gulch Boat Ramp (Q), West Table Creek Boat Ramp (R), Moyer (S), Moxa (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cokeville Cemetery (1), Grover Cemetery (2), Holden Cemetery (3), Elizabeth Paul Grave (4), Auburn Cemetery (5), Cumberland Cemetery (6), Thayne Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Roaring Fork Lakes (A), Rock Lake (B), Waterdog Lake (C), Bastow, Lake (D), Corral Creek Lake (E), Dry Creek Lake (F), Wagner Lake (G), Bailey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Creek (A), Alice Creek (B), Wyman Creek (C), Alkali Creek (D), Allen Creek (E), Antelope Creek (F), Zieglers Wash (G), Bailey Creek (H), Bald Hornet Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lincoln County include: Nugent Park (1), Fontenelle Recreation Area (2), Fossil Butte National Monument (3), Grover Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.6%
Wyoming:	5.0%

Current college students: 328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 198 (62% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.3%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,053
• One, attached: 120
• Two: 75
• 3 or 4: 168
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 53
• 20 or more: 83
• Mobile homes: 1,072
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 146

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 1,838 (223 second mortgage, 157 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,147

Here:	61.6% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 31.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 473% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 60.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.8 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 4/7/1994 at 16:16:44, a magnitude 5.2 (4.3 MB, 4.8 ML, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/4/1994 at 02:42:12, a magnitude 5.2 (4.7 MB, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.0 miles away from Lincoln County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,417 (69%) Carpooled: 1,250 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%) Subway or elevated: 32 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 270 (4%) Other means: 30 (0%) Worked at home: 362 (6%)

10.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,832 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.86%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.71% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($14,576 average AGI)
7.15% relocated from other states ($33,256 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	7.15%
Wyoming average:	6.22%

from Teton County, WY	1.41% ($53,638 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT	0.54% ($59,226)
from Uinta County, WY	0.46% ($32,962)
from Sweetwater County, WY	0.39% ($39,500)
from Cache County, UT	0.35% ($32,750)
from Natrona County, WY	0.25% ($36,500)
from Sublette County, WY	0.25% ($40,071)

9.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.18%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.83% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($10,635 average AGI)
6.36% relocated to other states ($29,606 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	6.36%
Wyoming average:	5.71%

to Sweetwater County, WY	0.54% ($40,833 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.48% ($29,852)
to Teton County, WY	0.48% ($32,222)
to Albany County, WY	0.34% ($15,737)
to Natrona County, WY	0.29% ($25,688)
to Madison County, ID	0.27% ($32,267)
to Uinta County, WY	0.27% ($41,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,034 (1,862 aged, 172 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,936 (3,550 male householders, 426 female householders)

  3,566 spouses, 4,916 children (4,433 natural, 156 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 99 other relatives, 165 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,561 (706 male householders (584 living alone)), 613 female householders (525 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 76 (73 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,782 2-persons, 678 3-persons, 712 4-persons, 432 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,109 1-person, 181 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,136,000 ($4616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,142,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,210,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,019,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $447,000
Federal grants: $17,825,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,742,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,893,000 ($253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $509,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,919,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,366,000

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

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+64 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.01 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

59% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Wyoming.

Lincoln County:	59.4%
State average:	51.9%

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

• This state: 6450
• Northeast: 498
• Midwest: 1229
• South: 627
• West: 5518

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,700

Here:	2.2%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Here:	3.8%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Here:	21.9%
Wyoming:	8.1%

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