Sweetwater County, Wyoming (WY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,352
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,591
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,603 (it was 3,514 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 10425 sq. mi.
Water area: 65.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
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Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.5%), Construction (19.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.5%), Wholesale trade (11.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 6%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in Sweetwater County, Wyoming:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (80.9%)
- Hispanic or Latino (15.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (0.9%)
- Asian alone (0.7%)
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.7%)
| Median resident age: |  32.0 years |
| Wyoming median age: |  36.0 years |
| Males: 23,477 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 21,533 |  (47.8%) |
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| Sweetwater County: | 2.0 people |
| Wyoming: | 2 people |
| This county: | $70,633 |
| Wyoming: | $60,214 |
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $810 (lower quartile is $612, upper quartile is $1,017)
| This county: | $810 |
| State: | $697 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $208,246 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
| Sweetwater: | $208,246 |
| Wyoming: | $212,500 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,458
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $370
Institutionalized population: 265
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 51
- Thefts: 232
- Auto thefts: 23
Health of residents in Sweetwater County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.69.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
52.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
99.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
66.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 438 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2008: 144 buildings, average cost: $178,500
- 2009: 130 buildings, average cost: $162,300
- 2010: 100 buildings, average cost: $173,800
- 2011: 102 buildings, average cost: $177,000
- 2012: 116 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2013: 87 buildings, average cost: $239,000
- 2014: 108 buildings, average cost: $280,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,340 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $980 (0.6%)
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.2% for Black residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 72.0% for American Indian residents, 8.5% for other race residents, 15.5% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 11.1%
| Sweetwater County: | 11.1% |
| Wyoming: | 11.1% |
Median age of residents in 2015: 33 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 32 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 45 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 41 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 39 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sweetwater County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Cities in this county include: Rock Springs, Green River, North Rock Springs, Clearview Acres, Reliance, James Town, Purple Sage, Eden, Wamsutter, Superior.
2012 air pollution in Sweetwater County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.363 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 16.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Cache County, Utah 
, DuPage County, Illinois 
, Lake County, Ohio , Steuben County, New York .
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Wyoming: | 3.5% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 2,004
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,032 (43% naturalized citizens)
| Sweetwater County: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 2.3% |
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,355
- One, attached: 415
- Two: 486
- 3 or 4: 667
- 5 to 9: 435
- 10 to 19: 177
- 20 or more: 623
- Mobile homes: 3,696
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units in Sweetwater County with a mortgage: 5,128 (845 second mortgage, 441 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,155
| Here: | 70.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 65.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sweetwater County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7,993 | 17 |
| Catholic | 7,007 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,342 | 35 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,368 | 8 |
| Orthodox | 195 | 1 |
| None | 22,901 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Sweetwater County: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wyoming: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wyoming: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Sweetwater County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wyoming: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| This county: | 7.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sweetwater County: | 6.1% |
| Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sweetwater County: | 28.7% |
| State: | 24.4% |
Agriculture in Sweetwater County:
Average size of farms: 8707 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,755
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $44.50
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: 90.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38,409
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.04%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 94.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,110
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.95
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Earthquake activity:
Sweetwater County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Wyoming state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 215.8 miles away from Sweetwater County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 441.4 miles away from the county center
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 172.3 miles away from the 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 121.0 miles away from Sweetwater County center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 25.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Wyoming Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: May 18, 2011 to July 08, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4007: July 22, 2011, FEMA Id: 4007, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- Wyoming Drought, Incident Period: June 15, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3043: June 15, 1977, FEMA Id: 3043, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Sweetwater County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 1
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Health care and social assistance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Manufacturing (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (21%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (16%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Mexico (37%)
- Japan (11%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Spain (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- German (16%)
- English (15%)
- United States or American (8%)
- Irish (7%)
- Italian (5%)
- Norwegian (4%)
- French (except Basque) (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,240 (72%)
- Carpooled: 2,995 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,186 (6%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 38 (0%)
- Walked: 433 (2%)
- Other means: 112 (1%)
- Worked at home: 482 (3%)
People in group quarters in Sweetwater County, Wyoming in 2000:
- 327 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 119 people in nursing homes
- 50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 25 people in halfway houses
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in other workers' dormitories
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Sweetwater County, Wyoming in 2010:
- 363 people in college/university student housing
- 132 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 121 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 21 people in group homes intended for adults
- 16 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 13 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
8.27% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,119 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.27% |
| Wyoming average: | 8.02% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.90% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($9,936 average AGI)
6.37% relocated from other states ($33,183 average AGI)
Sweetwater County: 6.37% Wyoming average: 5.64%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Uinta County, WY | 0.37% ($45,032 average AGI) |
| from Salt Lake County, UT | 0.34% ($36,759) |
| from Albany County, WY | 0.24% ($30,925) |
| from Carbon County, WY | 0.22% ($62,108) |
| from Fremont County, WY | 0.21% ($43,417) |
| from Sublette County, WY | 0.21% ($48,861) |
| from Natrona County, WY | 0.16% ($37,037) |
8.15% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($50,008 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.15% |
| Wyoming average: | 8.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.88% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($11,733 average AGI)
6.27% relocated to other states ($38,275 average AGI)
Sweetwater County: 6.27% Wyoming average: 5.77%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Salt Lake County, UT | 0.41% ($33,943 average AGI) |
| to Natrona County, WY | 0.30% ($42,720) |
| to Laramie County, WY | 0.24% ($51,225) |
| to Uinta County, WY | 0.22% ($53,595) |
| to Albany County, WY | 0.21% ($28,743) |
| to Williams County, ND | 0.17% ($73,464) |
| to Carbon County, WY | 0.16% ($56,074) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,020 (3,358 aged, 662 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,044 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sweetwater County, Wyoming in 1999 - 2014:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (297)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (265)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (219)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (177)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (133)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (118)
- Unspecified dementia (84)
- Bronchopneumonia, unspecified (80)
- Congestive heart failure (69)
- Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (69)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,666
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 262
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,654
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,451
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 764
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 261.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 184.9
- Other - 77.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 43,127- In family households: 36,574 (8,832 male householders, 2,573 female householders)
8,813 spouses, 13,010 children (11,706 natural, 331 adopted, 973 stepchildren), 841 grandchildren, 352 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 441 other relatives, 1,311 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,553 (3,123 male householders (2,342 living alone)), 1,947 female householders (1,607 living alone)), 1,483 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 679 (265 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,737 2-persons, 2,593 3-persons, 2,183 4-persons, 1,196 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 250 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,949 1-person, 907 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
7,814 married couples with children.
2,187 single-parent households (648 men, 1,539 women).
92.5% of residents of Sweetwater County speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $142,256,000 ($3,768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,401,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,075,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,490,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $449,000
Federal grants: $30,802,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,224,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,215,000 ($510,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $215,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,300,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,609,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,904| Here: | 76 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,383
| Here: | 36 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +210
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,328
| Here: |  -35 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.91 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.2 |
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater County population
- 1 room: 13
- 2 rooms: 73
- 3 rooms: 423
- 4 rooms: 1,144
- 5 rooms: 2,333
- 6 rooms: 1,841
- 7 rooms: 1,652
- 8 rooms: 1,334
- 9+ rooms: 1,778
- 1 room: 44
- 2 rooms: 237
- 3 rooms: 701
- 4 rooms: 1,104
- 5 rooms: 825
- 6 rooms: 320
- 7 rooms: 135
- 8 rooms: 102
- 9+ rooms: 46
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater County population
- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedroom: 289
- 2 bedrooms: 2,151
- 3 bedrooms: 4,582
- 4 bedrooms: 2,533
- 5+ bedrooms: 1,018
- no bedroom: 77
- 1 bedroom: 882
- 2 bedrooms: 1,476
- 3 bedrooms: 882
- 4 bedrooms: 107
- 5+ bedrooms: 90
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater County population
- no vehicle: 152
- 1 vehicle: 1,946
- 2 vehicles: 4,383
- 3 vehicles: 2,861
- 4 vehicles: 833
- 5+ vehicles: 416
- no vehicle: 308
- 1 vehicle: 1,645
- 2 vehicles: 1,187
- 3 vehicles: 304
- 4 vehicles: 42
- 5+ vehicles: 28
55% of Sweetwater County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Wyoming.
| Sweetwater County: | 55.4% |
| State average: | 51.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17,821
- Northeast: 935
- Midwest: 4,817
- South: 2,421
- West: 10,394
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
- Utility gas (88.3%)
- Electricity (5.2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.9%)
- Wood (2.0%)
- Utility gas (71.3%)
- Electricity (22.8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.0%)
- Other fuel (1.5%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
| Here: | 1.3% |
| Wyoming: | 4.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Wyoming: | 3.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 97
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Wyoming: | 8.1% |
Sweetwater County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:
- Construction - Hospitals: $1,950,000
General Public Buildings: $557,000
Health - Other: $429,000
Correctional Institutions: $170,000
Parks and Recreation: $160,000
Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
General - Other: $72,000
Local Fire Protection: $13,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
Libraries: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $36,317,000
Health - Other: $8,952,000
Regular Highways: $4,543,000
Police Protection: $3,746,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,625,000
Central Staff Services: $3,414,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,230,000
Libraries: $3,045,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,088,000
Financial Administration: $2,068,000
General - Other: $1,753,000
General Public Buildings: $1,365,000
Public Welfare - Other: $836,000
Parks and Recreation: $774,000
Local Fire Protection: $522,000
Corrections - Other: $405,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,595,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $15,087,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,284,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,077,000
Regular Highways: $789,000
Hospitals: $607,000
Libraries: $148,000
Health - Other: $139,000
Natural Resources - Other: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $87,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Central Staff Services: $72,000
General - Other: $40,000
Correctional Institutions: $38,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Local Fire Protection: $35,000
General Public Building: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $31,760,000
Sweetwater County government finances - Revenue in 2006:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $39,004,000
All Other: $1,847,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,308,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,708,000
All Other: $208,000
Health and Hospitals: $156,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $827,000
Housing and Community Development: $190,000
Public Welfare: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,069,000
Interest Earnings: $3,958,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,114,000
Sale of Property: $36,000
Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $6,479,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,378,000
All Other: $3,113,000
Highways: $1,701,000
Public Welfare: $34,000
- Tax - Property: $24,300,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,230,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,462,000
Other Selective Sales: $433,000
Public Utilities Sales: $264,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $60,000
Sweetwater County government finances - Debt in 2006:
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $73,335,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $63,335,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,538,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,711,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $827,000
Sweetwater County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,067,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,970,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $63,917,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 325
- Number of aged recipients: 10
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 315
- Number of recipients under 18: 61
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 234
- Number of recipients older than 64: 30
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 103
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 159
| Most common first names in Sweetwater County, WY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 247 | 75.4 years |
| Mary | 193 | 80.7 years |
| James | 131 | 70.1 years |
| William | 129 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 107 | 66.9 years |
| Frank | 79 | 77.3 years |
| George | 79 | 73.6 years |
| Joseph | 69 | 74.0 years |
| Thomas | 64 | 72.0 years |
| Charles | 59 | 72.5 years |
| Most common last names in Sweetwater County, WY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 66 | 71.9 years |
| Brown | 43 | 71.3 years |
| Williams | 33 | 73.0 years |
| Clark | 32 | 72.3 years |
| Jones | 30 | 70.3 years |
| Johnson | 27 | 78.8 years |
| Anderson | 27 | 76.5 years |
| Davis | 23 | 72.7 years |
| Miller | 22 | 76.8 years |
| Lewis | 21 | 72.4 years |
| Businesses in Sweetwater County, WY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 2 | KFC | 1 | |
| Albertsons | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Kroger | 8 | |
| Arby's | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Big O Tires | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 6 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| FedEx | 11 | Staples | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
| Honda | 1 | Village Inn | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Sweetwater County on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
