Median household income (1999): $33,036
Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,281
| This zip code | $40,281 | | Wyoming: | $46,202 |
Nearest zip codes: 82223, 69349, 82243, 82218, 69358, 82244.
Housing units in zip code 82240 with a mortgage: 1,166 (97 second mortgage, 106 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 823
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $682
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $194
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.7% | | Whole state: | 11.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 82240: Wildy Windmill (A), Arnold Draft Spillway (B), Cold Springs Station (C), Milligan Windmill (D), Coons Windmill (E), Block Shed Windmill (F), Prairie Center (G), Massey Windmill (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Arnold Reservoir (A), J M Reservoir (B), Red Cloud Reservoir Number 1 (C), Carpenter Reservoir Number 1 (D), Harris Reservoir (E), Katzer Reservoir Number 3 (F), Springer Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 34
- 1995 to 1998: 204
- 1990 to 1994: 86
- 1980 to 1989: 555
- 1970 to 1979: 916
- 1960 to 1969: 438
- 1950 to 1959: 770
- 1940 to 1949: 523
- 1939 or earlier: 771
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Torrington, WY (82240): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 69
- 2 bedrooms: 524
- 3 bedrooms: 1,258
- 4 bedrooms: 557
- 5 or more bedrooms: 209
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 289
- 2 bedrooms: 537
- 3 bedrooms: 241
- 4 bedrooms: 102
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Vehicles available in 82240 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 71
- 1 vehicle: 669
- 2 vehicles: 1,161
- 3 vehicles: 470
- 4 vehicles: 157
- 5 or more vehicles: 95
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 137
- 1 vehicle: 615
- 2 vehicles: 341
- 3 vehicles: 73
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 82240:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 47
- $20,000 to $24,999: 26
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 16
- $35,000 to $39,999: 48
- $40,000 to $49,999: 144
- $50,000 to $59,999: 176
- $60,000 to $69,999: 282
- $70,000 to $79,999: 249
- $80,000 to $89,999: 252
- $90,000 to $99,999: 184
- $100,000 to $124,999: 231
- $125,000 to $149,999: 159
- $150,000 to $174,999: 89
- $175,000 to $199,999: 22
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 82240:
- Less than $100: 59
- $100 to $149: 57
- $150 to $199: 52
- $200 to $249: 156
- $250 to $299: 165
- $300 to $349: 199
- $350 to $399: 153
- $400 to $449: 53
- $450 to $499: 48
- $500 to $549: 6
- $600 to $649: 15
- $650 to $699: 6
- $1,250 to $1,499: 5
- No cash rent: 159
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,360
- Black or African American householders: $209,065
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,508
- Some other race householders: $80,262
- Two or more races householders: $14,752
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $74,655
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,073
- One, attached: 127
- Two: 147
- 3 or 4: 132
- 5 to 9: 65
- 10 to 19: 24
- 20 to 49: 70
- 50 or more: 24
- Mobile homes: 618
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,247 (80%)
- Carpooled: 410 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 13 (0%)
- Walked: 201 (5%)
- Other means: 22 (1%)
- Worked at home: 163 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 477
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1424
- 10 to 14 minutes: 842
- 15 to 19 minutes: 309
- 20 to 24 minutes: 168
- 25 to 29 minutes: 78
- 30 to 34 minutes: 138
- 35 to 39 minutes: 18
- 40 to 44 minutes: 112
- 45 to 59 minutes: 156
- 60 to 89 minutes: 110
- 90 or more minutes: 83
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,899
- In family households: 7,370 (2,061 male householders, 475 female householders)
2,073 spouses, 2,412 children (2,116 natural, 89 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 47 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,529 (521 male householders (404 living alone)), 799 female householders (745 living alone)), 209 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 389 (216 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,303 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 460 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,149 1-person, 139 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
1,533 married couples with children.
474 single-parent households (114 men, 360 women).
91.1% of residents of 82240 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 28% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 39% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 197 (2.1%)
(60.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 2.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (70%)
- Russia (8%)
- Canada (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- Egypt (4%)
- Greece (4%)
- South Africa (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 17
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1985 to 1989: 29
- 1980 to 1984: 26
- 1975 to 1979: 34
- 1970 to 1974: 28
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 46
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3025
- Other groups: 1334
- English: 699
- Irish: 606
- United States or American: 520
- Scotch-Irish: 262
- Norwegian: 232
- Swedish: 166
- French (except Basque): 116
- Italian: 107
- Scottish: 100
- Czech: 98
- Russian: 77
- Dutch: 65
- Welsh: 61
- Czechoslovakian: 58
- Danish: 56
- Swiss: 46
- British: 41
- Polish: 41
- European: 31
- Scandinavian: 30
- Austrian: 30
- Belgian: 23
- Egyptian: 19
- Arab:: 19
- Finnish: 12
- Subsaharan African:: 11
- African: 11
- French Canadian: 9
- Greek: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 6
- Northern European: 6
- Basque: 6
- Hungarian: 5
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- JIRDON AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED (175 MAIN STREET in TORRINGTON, WY)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
Alternative names: JIRDON AG CHEMICALS, JIRDON AGR CHEMICAL INC
- GOSHEN COUNTY WEED AND PEST CONTROL DEPARTMENT (PO BOX 757 in TORRINGTON, WY)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: GOSHEN COUNTY WEED & PEST, GOSHEN COUNTY WEED & PEST CONTROL, GOSHEN COUNTY WEED & PEST CONTROL DIST., GOSHEN COUNTY WEED AND PEST CONTROL DISTRICT
- DILLMAN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION (RT 1, BOX 12 in TORRINGTON, WY)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0062, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-2001-0062,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0062, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-2001-0062,
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- AG FLYERS INCORPORATED (1031 EAST 24TH AVENUE/PO BOX 1175 in TORRINGTON, WY)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (436 EAST 22ND in TORRINGTON, WY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0801007
Organizations: GOSHEN #1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ANDERSON OIL COMPANY INC (RAILROAD W D ST in TORRINGTON, WY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1994-0368, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- GOSHEN IRRIGATION DISTRICT (NW CITY LIMITS in TORRINGTON, WY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1997-0232, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: FARM AND GARDEN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
- MAVERICK MOTEL (ROUTE 1 BOX 354 in TORRINGTON, WY)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0136, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- HOLLY SUGAR CORPORATION (400 MAIN STREET in TORRINGTON, WY)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: BEET SUGAR
Organizations: SIDNEY SUGARS INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HOLLY SUGAR CORP. TORRINGTON FACTORY, HOLLY SUGAR CORP., WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE, WESTERN SUGAR COOP_TORRINGTON PLANT
- BIG SKY FORD (1209 EAST M STREET in TORRINGTON, WY)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GUNDERSON JUNKYARD (RR #1, W HWY 85 & 26 in TORRINGTON, WY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALVIN GUNDERSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HUCKFELDT TORRINGTON FACILITY (480 WEST 19TH AVE in TORRINGTON, WY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL
Alternative names: HUCKFELDT TRUCKING CO, TORRINGTON SITE
- KEEP - U - NEAT CLEANERS (1925 EAST A in TORRINGTON, WY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICHARD MURDOCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3849
- Northeast: 103
- Midwest: 3312
- South: 449
- West: 1312
56% of the 82240 zip code 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, 38% lived in Wyoming.
Population in 1990: 9,575. Population change in the 1990s: -315 (-3.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
| Here: | 4.3% | | Wyoming: | 4.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 3.7% | | Wyoming: | 3.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 5.2% | | Wyoming: | 8.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (TORRINGTON, WY):
- ANDERSON OIL CO. INC (510WEST VALLEY RD; small business): $159,876 in 2 contracts in 2000
$79,938 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2000-05-24. Completion date: 2000-06-16.
$79,938, same as above. Signed on 2000-05-24. Completion date: 2000-06-16.
- CAYLOR AND GENZ EARTH MOVERS I (HWY 26; small business)
2 employees, $0 revenue. : $30,572 in 4 contracts from 2001 to 2002
$19,632 with Natural Resources Conservation Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dams. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
$7,090, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
$3,850, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
- PLATTE VALLEY ELECTRIC INC (7250 ROAD 45; small business)
$23,984 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2006-03-21. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
- COUNTY OF GOSHEN (2120 E B ST): $14,155 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Guard Services by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,000; 2005: $9,155; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$5,000 with Air Force for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$3,830, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-10-01.
$2,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-19. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 118 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 74 people in nursing homes
- 67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 53 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
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