Washakie County, Wyoming (WY)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Washakie County, Wyoming:

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 4,132	(49.8%)
Females: 4,157	(50.2%)

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Washakie County:	2.5 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,704
Wyoming:	$51,731

This county:	$472
State:	$529

Washakie County:	$152,613
Wyoming:	$172,300

Detached houses: $203,711

Here:	$203,711
State:	$247,463

Townhouses or other attached units: $174,853

Here:	$174,853
State:	$181,665

Mobile homes: $41,954

Here:	$41,954
State:	$45,718

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
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: 3
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	11.4%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washakie 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: Worland, Warren AFB, Washakie Ten, South Flat, West River, Ten Sleep, Airport Road, Woods Landing-Jelm, Winchester.

Neighboring counties: Big Horn County , Fremont County , Hot Springs County , Johnson County , Natrona County , Park County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washakie County: Holland Winter Camp (A), Orchards Cow Camp (B), Orchard Bates Creek Ranch (C), Canyon Creek Cow Camp (D), Canyon Creek Ranch (E), Canyon Lodge (F), Nowood Ranch (G), Deer Haven Lodge (H), Wilkes Cabin (I), Lyman Cow Camp (J), Wigwam Fish Rearing Station (K), Murdoch Cabin (L), Andrews Corral (M), Circle J Ranch (N), Seaman Ranch (O), West Diamond Ranch (P), Moses Homestead (Q), Banjo Ranch (R), Varneys Memorial Camp (S), Basset Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washakie County include: Saint Christopher in the Bighorn (A), Big Trails Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Carothers Lake (A), Smith Lake (B), Flagstone Reservoir (C), Flat Bottom Reservoir (D), Seaman Hill Reservoir (E), Pixley Reservoir (F), Snap Reservoir (G), Holland Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deep Creek (A), Bar C Creek (B), Bates Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Big Cottonwood Creek (E), Billy Creek (F), Box Elder Creek (G), Brokenback Creek (H), Bud Kimball Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Washakie County: High Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.9%
Wyoming:	5.0%

Current college students: 105
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 202 (38% naturalized citizens)

Washakie County:	2.4%
Whole state:	2.3%

Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,726
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 206
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 520
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Washakie County with a mortgage: 1,209 (158 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 610

Here:	66.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Washakie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Wyoming state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from Washakie County center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/10/1992 at 15:40:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/31/1992 at 01:40:14, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from Washakie County center
On 11/16/1993 at 07:26:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 18.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2007 at 10:10:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.7 miles away from Washakie County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,964 (78%) Carpooled: 380 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 204 (5%) Other means: 2 (0%) Worked at home: 236 (6%)

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,251 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.40% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($14,994 average AGI)
3.48% relocated from other states ($27,257 average AGI)

Washakie County:	3.48%
Wyoming average:	6.22%

from Park County, WY

0.36% ($18,000 average AGI)

7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,755 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.61% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($17,704 average AGI)
3.90% relocated to other states ($16,047 average AGI)

Washakie County:	3.90%
Wyoming average:	5.71%

to Natrona County, WY	0.68% ($31,857 average AGI)
to Park County, WY	0.52% ($39,688)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.42% ($19,462)
to Big Horn County, WY	0.39% ($26,917)
to Albany County, WY	0.35% ($22,818)
to Fremont County, WY	0.35% ($32,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,474 (1,338 aged, 136 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,002 (1,823 male householders, 489 female householders)

  1,894 spouses, 2,523 children (2,363 natural, 82 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 76 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,089 (423 male householders (363 living alone)), 559 female householders (516 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 198 (193 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,139 2-persons, 469 3-persons, 400 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 879 1-person, 93 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

93.0% of residents of Washakie County speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,543,000 ($8508 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,703,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,944,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,146,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $894,000
Federal grants: $24,892,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,007,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,661,000 ($768,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $464,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,641,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,000,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

59% of Washakie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Wyoming.

Washakie County:	58.8%
State average:	51.9%

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

• This state: 4252
• Northeast: 246
• Midwest: 1297
• South: 673
• West: 1585

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,100

Here:	2.9%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Here:	1.3%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Here:	12.4%
Wyoming:	8.1%

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