County population in 2016: 45,001 (89% urban, 11% rural); it was 37,613 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,520 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).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Sweetwater County: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (24.2%), Educational, health and social services (16.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $69,085 ($46,537 in 1999)
This county:
$69,085
Wyoming:
$59,882
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $841 (lower quartile is $604, upper quartile is $1,009)
This county:
$841
State:
$718
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $199,858 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
Sweetwater:
$199,858
Wyoming:
$209,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,128 - $278,068 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,432 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $361
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:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,352 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $991 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.8%
Sweetwater County:
10.8%
Wyoming:
11.3%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.6% for Black residents, 15.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 56.7% for American Indian residents, 9.5% for other race residents, 8.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 34.2 years old
(Males: 34.5 years old, Females: 33.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35.7 years old, Black residents: 11.3 years old, American Indian residents: 33.3 years old, Asian residents: 29.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 50.4 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.
Current college students: 2,004 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,247 (20.1% naturalized citizens)
Sweetwater County:
5.0%
Whole state:
3.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 454
2000 to 2009: 1,036
1990 to 1999: 530
1980 to 1989: 147
1970 to 1979: 306
Before 1970: 243
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater County population
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: 11,188
One, attached: 792
Two: 551
3 or 4: 792
5 to 9: 547
10 to 19: 329
20 to 49: 632
50 or more: 136
Mobile homes: 4,268
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Sweetwater County with a mortgage: 6,115 (144 second mortgage, 397 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,764
Here:
54.5% with mortgage
State:
56.8% 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
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Sweetwater County Religion Details
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 acres Average 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
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (14%)
Production occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (64%)
Guatemala (7%)
El Salvador (7%)
Philippines (4%)
Peru (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
England (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sweetwater County (%):
German (11%)
American (10%)
English (10%)
Irish (5%)
Italian (4%)
European (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 17,979 (76.1%)
Carpooled: 3,129 (13.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 796 (3.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 144 (0.6%)
Bicycle: 41 (0.2%)
Walked: 727 (3.1%)
Worked at home: 474 (2.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $70,239.
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%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sweetwater County
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:
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 hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.65 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: 45,001
In family households: 37,748 (6,135 male householders, 4,885 female householders)
8,704 spouses, 14,486 children (13,229 natural, 392 adopted, 842 stepchildren), 1,233 grandchildren, 278 brothers or sisters, 217 parents, 710 other relatives, 1,223 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,619 (3,123 male householders (2,615 living alone)), 2,161 female householders (1,802 living alone)), 1,344 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 650
Size of family households: 4,877 2-persons, 2,123 3-persons, 2,101 4-persons, 1,081 5-persons, 604 6-persons, 166 7-or-more-persons.
8,293 married couples with children.
2,860 single-parent households (1,000 men, 1,860 women).
88.2% of residents of Sweetwater speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% 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
Population growth in Sweetwater County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.91 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 579
2010 to 2013: 842
2000 to 2009: 2,879
1990 to 1999: 1,875
1980 to 1989: 3,389
1970 to 1979: 4,807
1960 to 1969: 1,155
1950 to 1959: 1,069
1940 to 1949: 649
1939 or earlier: 2,257
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Note: State values scaled to Sweetwater County population
no vehicle: 248
1 vehicle: 1,774
2 vehicles: 4,514
3 vehicles: 3,185
4 vehicles: 1,179
5+ vehicles: 989
no vehicle: 319
1 vehicle: 1,594
2 vehicles: 1,916
3 vehicles: 498
4 vehicles: 57
5+ vehicles: 72
79% of Sweetwater County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Wyoming.
Sweetwater County:
79.2%
State average:
81.9%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 19,922
Other state: 22,443
Northeast: 1,273
Midwest: 4,734
South: 3,604
West: 12,667
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