Weston County, Wyoming (WY)

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County population in July 2007: 6,854 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,046
Renter-occupied apartments: 578

% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

Land area: 2398 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	11.4%

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

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.5%

2008 cost of living index in Weston County: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Weston County, Wyoming:

White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	40.7 years
Wyoming median age:	36.2 years

Males: 3,373	(50.8%)
Females: 3,271	(49.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,953
County population in 2003: 6,671
Jobs in 2003: 2,470

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,227
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Weston County:	2.4 people
Wyoming:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,442 ($32,348 in 2000)

This county	$39,442
Wyoming:	$46,202

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,410

Weston County	$98,410
Wyoming:	$135,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $364
Institutionalized population: 242
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Weston County in 2000: $664

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 3
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 0

Weston County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Weston County Wyoming:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $406 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Weston 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: Newcastle, Upton, Osage, Hill View Heights.

Neighboring counties: Campbell County , Converse County , Crook County , Niobrara County , Custer County, South Dakota , Lawrence County, South Dakota , Pennington County, South Dakota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Weston County: Hoffman Ranch (A), Mallo Camp (B), Owens (C), Darlington Ranch (D), Little Thunder (E), Oliver Ranch (F), Cassett Ranch (G), Norris Ranch (H), M W Ranch (I), Flying V Ranch (J), Slagle Ranch (K), Adkins Ranch (L), Childs Ranch (M), M Bar Ranch (N), Lynch Ranch (O), Allen Ranch (P), Mush Creek Pumping Station (Q), Shepperson Ranch (R), Whitney Ranch (S), Christensen Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Weston County: Saint Albert Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Green Mountain Cemetery (1), Cambria Cemetery (2), Boyd Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lake, The (A), M W Lake (B), Jordon Reservoir (C), Robbers Roost Reservoir (D), Lissolo 9-364-3 Reservoir (E), Slide Reservoir (F), Michaels Reservoir (G), Y T Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Louse Creek (A), Alum Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), Bacon Creek (D), Baker Prong (E), Bell Creek (F), Black Thunder Creek (G), Blacktail Creek (H), Buck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Wyoming:	2.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 199
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 51 (39% naturalized citizens)

Weston County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.5%

Weston County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,158
One, attached: 28
Two: 57
3 or 4: 87
5 to 9: 31
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 823
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Weston County with a mortgage: 604 (37 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 570

Agriculture in Weston County
Average size of farms: 7265 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $115417
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $39.88
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: 97.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $109772
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68142
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
All wheat for grain: 616 harvested acres

Weston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Wyoming state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/9/2001, a tornado injured 2 people.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (26%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Wood products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Petroleum and coal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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

Mexico (22%)
Germany (20%)
India (12%)
Canada (12%)
Japan (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Thailand (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Weston County:

German (33%)
English (13%)
Irish (9%)
United States or American (7%)
Norwegian (5%)
Swedish (4%)
Polish (3%)

Weston County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,042 (69%)
Carpooled: 410 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 149 (5%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 170 (6%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 149 (5%)

People in group quarters in Weston County, Wyoming

169 people in state prisons
50 people in other group homes
48 people in nursing homes
25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,668.

9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,191 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.27%
Wyoming average:	9.04%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($11,077 average AGI)
5.80% relocated from other states ($22,115 average AGI)
Weston County: 5.80%
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 Campbell County, WY	1.22% ($32,839 average AGI)
from Crook County, WY	0.63% ($30,313)
from Natrona County, WY	0.59% ($30,600)
from Pennington County, SD	0.43% ($39,909)

7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,678 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
Wyoming average:	8.50%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.60% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($21,226 average AGI)
4.36% relocated to other states ($15,452 average AGI)
Weston County: 4.36%
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 Campbell County, WY	0.84% ($49,810 average AGI)
to Pennington County, SD	0.60% ($56,200)
to Crook County, WY	0.44% ($39,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Weston County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Weston County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Weston County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,215 (1,072 aged, 143 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 15.06
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6099.400
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1039.160
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24954.82

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 854.440
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 839.450
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14.99

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74.95

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,344

In family households: 5,498 (1,642 male householders, 260 female householders)
1,649 spouses, 1,786 children (1,656 natural, 33 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 15 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 846 (352 male householders (292 living alone)), 387 female householders (366 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 300 (263 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 983 2-persons, 355 3-persons, 363 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 658 1-person, 74 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

98.2% of residents of Weston County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,556,000 ($10777 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,324,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,281,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,306,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,099,000
Federal grants: $16,576,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,833,000 ($25,482,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,461,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,243,000
Federal Government insurance: $985,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 351

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 322

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3

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

Net internal migration: +2

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Weston County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 89
1995 to 1998: 177
1990 to 1994: 121
1980 to 1989: 533
1970 to 1979: 750
1960 to 1969: 305
1950 to 1959: 558
1940 to 1949: 291
1939 or earlier: 407

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Weston County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 553 6 rooms: 354 7 rooms: 299 8 rooms: 239 9+ rooms: 300

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weston County, Wyoming:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 88 4 rooms: 145 5 rooms: 138 6 rooms: 76 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 21 9+ rooms: 31

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Weston County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 92 2 bedrooms: 423 3 bedrooms: 1,044 4 bedrooms: 350 5+ bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weston County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 146 2 bedrooms: 202 3 bedrooms: 170 4 bedrooms: 38 5+ bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Weston County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 418 2 vehicles: 749 3 vehicles: 465 4 vehicles: 215 5+ vehicles: 167

Cars and other vehicles available in Weston County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 293 2 vehicles: 144 3 vehicles: 79 4 vehicles: 20 5+ vehicles: 10

63% of Weston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wyoming.

Weston County:	63.1%
State average:	51.9%

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

This state: 2968
Northeast: 145
Midwest: 2259
South: 257
West: 945

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (11%) Wood (10%) Coal or coke (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (20%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	1.5%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	1.7%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	9.3%
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.)

Weston County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $3,918,000
All Other: $195,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $380,000
General Public Buildings: $85,000

Health - Other: $16,000

Libraries: $2,000

Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $3,918,000
General - Other: $654,000

Regular Highways: $529,000

Corrections - Other: $417,000

Health Services - Other: $395,000

Police Protection: $263,000

Financial Administration: $226,000

Libraries: $207,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $195,000

Central Staff Services: $170,000

Natural Resources - Other: $152,000

General Public Buildings: $103,000

Welfare - Other: $88,000

Air Transportation: $35,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $578,000
General Support: $220,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $557,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $516,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $70,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $159,000
Police Protection: $30,000

Health - Other: $21,000

General Public Building: $9,000

Natural Resource - Other: $9,000

Judicial: $4,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000

General - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,531,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $749,000
All Other: $278,000

Highways: $95,000

Public Welfare: $38,000
Tax - Property: $1,662,000
Total General Sales: $898,000

Motor Vehicle License: $221,000

NEC: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,447,000

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)

Weston 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