Riverton, WY (Wyoming) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,032 (Urban population: 9,625 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 407 (all nonfarm))

Riverton, Wyoming Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,213 (3,792 occupied: 2,571 owner occupied, 1,221 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

Housing density: 431 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $466 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $577)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $526

Median gross rent in Riverton, WY in 2007: $555

Housing units in Riverton with a mortgage: 1,223 (156 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 923

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,301 (it was $80,000 in 2000)

Riverton:	$147,301
Wyoming:	$172,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,924 - $191,108

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $193,678
Here: $193,678
State: $247,463

Townhouses or other attached units: $104,280
Here: $104,280
State: $181,665

In 2-unit structures: $127,276
Here: $127,276
State: $163,361

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $48,233
Here: $48,233
State: $103,466

Mobile homes: $22,027
Here: $22,027
State: $45,718

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $24,405

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,910

In family households: 7,283 (1,709 male householders, 719 female householders)
1,898 spouses, 2,530 children (2,320 natural, 78 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 40 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,627 (568 male householders (445 living alone)), 775 female householders (721 living alone)), 284 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 415 (210 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,170 2-persons, 523 3-persons, 448 4-persons, 173 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,166 1-person, 114 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,426 married couples with children.
619 single-parent households (170 men, 449 women).

92.8% of residents of Riverton speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 94 (1.0%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Riverton, Wyoming:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 82 4 rooms: 244 5 rooms: 659 6 rooms: 373 7 rooms: 464 8 rooms: 288 9 or more rooms: 429

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverton, Wyoming:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 198 3 rooms: 168 4 rooms: 382 5 rooms: 242 6 rooms: 95 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 51

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 146
1990 to 1994: 145
1980 to 1989: 482
1970 to 1979: 1,279
1960 to 1969: 692
1950 to 1959: 681
1940 to 1949: 335
1939 or earlier: 380

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverton:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 105 2 bedrooms: 430 3 bedrooms: 1,238 4 bedrooms: 564 5 or more bedrooms: 218

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 391 2 bedrooms: 504 3 bedrooms: 234 4 bedrooms: 71 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 113 1 vehicle: 681 2 vehicles: 1,140 3 vehicles: 461 4 vehicles: 129 5 or more vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 158 1 vehicle: 673 2 vehicles: 308 3 vehicles: 69 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Riverton, WY:

Less than $10,000: 49
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 28
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 30
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 23
$60,000 to $69,999: 43
$70,000 to $79,999: 75
$80,000 to $89,999: 102
$90,000 to $99,999: 117
$100,000 to $124,999: 404
$125,000 to $149,999: 360
$150,000 to $174,999: 542
$175,000 to $199,999: 253
$200,000 to $249,999: 249
$250,000 to $299,999: 137
$300,000 to $399,999: 110
$400,000 to $499,999: 31
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 27

Riverton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Riverton:

Less than $100: 25 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 43
$200 to $249: 57
$250 to $299: 61
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 133
$400 to $449: 151
$450 to $499: 165
$500 to $549: 189
$550 to $599: 107
$600 to $649: 62
$650 to $699: 59
$700 to $749: 29
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 104

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 36 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 0

Riverton, WY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 72 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 692
5 to 9 minutes: 1492
10 to 14 minutes: 871
15 to 19 minutes: 300
20 to 24 minutes: 96
25 to 29 minutes: 74
30 to 34 minutes: 290
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 12
45 to 59 minutes: 40
60 to 89 minutes: 73
90 or more minutes: 90

Riverton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,157 (77%)
Carpooled: 541 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 260 (6%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 72 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 495
$10,000 to $14,999: 323
$15,000 to $19,999: 339
$20,000 to $24,999: 298
$25,000 to $29,999: 316
$30,000 to $34,999: 355
$35,000 to $39,999: 313
$40,000 to $44,999: 258
$45,000 to $49,999: 185
$50,000 to $59,999: 236
$60,000 to $74,999: 331
$75,000 to $99,999: 181
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 33
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 33

First ancestries reported:

German: 2252

Other groups: 1577

English: 903

Irish: 814

United States or American: 552

French (except Basque): 243

Scottish: 231

Norwegian: 218

Italian: 217

Swedish: 209

Polish: 137

Dutch: 133

Danish: 124

European: 117

Scotch-Irish: 114

Scandinavian: 78

Finnish: 67

French Canadian: 66

British: 53

Hungarian: 41

Basque: 41

Russian: 34

Greek: 28

Welsh: 26

Czech: 21

Slavic: 17

Czechoslovakian: 16

Croatian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 10

Subsaharan African:: 9

African: 9

Arab:: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Yugoslavian: 3

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

Mexico (73%)
Austria (17%)
Other Northern Africa (10%)

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

This state: 4813
Northeast: 287
Midwest: 1799
South: 414
West: 1872

55% of Riverton 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, 37% lived in Wyoming.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 126
9th grade: 74
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 133
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,053
Less than 1 year of college: 212
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 454
Associate degree: 133
Bachelor's degree: 430
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 74
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 110
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,097
Less than 1 year of college: 174
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 662
Associate degree: 375
Bachelor's degree: 355
Master's degree: 97
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 46.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 21.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 29.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 21.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 23.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 23.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,596
Black householders: $2,597
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,559
Some other race householders: $28,625
Two or more races householders: $26,356
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,199

Riverton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Riverton household income for Black householders

Riverton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Riverton household income for Some other race householders

Riverton household income for Two or more races householders

Riverton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Riverton marital status for males

Riverton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,047
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $125,600
Some other race householders: $64,400
Two or more races householders: $155,352
Hispanic or Latino householders: $143,677

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,860
One, attached: 158
Two: 146
3 or 4: 198
5 to 9: 118
10 to 19: 54
20 to 49: 195
50 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 447
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,425

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Riverton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	3.8%
Wyoming:	4.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	2.6%
Wyoming:	3.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	9.6%
Wyoming:	8.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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