Weston County Facts

Census Statistics

	Weston County	Wyoming
Population, 2003 estimate	6,659	501,242
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	0.2%	1.5%
Population, 2000	6,644	493,782
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	1.9%	8.9%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.2%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.1%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	15.6%	11.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000	49.2%	49.7%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	95.9%	92.1%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.3%	2.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	2.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.5%	1.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	2.1%	6.4%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	94.8%	88.9%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	62.7%	51.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	0.8%	2.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	1.8%	6.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	85.2%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	14.5%	21.9%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	1,243	77,143
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	21.7	17.8?
Housing units, 2002	3,268	227,941
Homeownership rate, 2000	77.9%	70.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	6.3%	15.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$66,700	$96,600?
Households, 2000	2,624	193,608
Persons per household, 2000	2.42	2.48
Median household income, 1999	$32,348	$37,892
Per capita money income, 1999	$17,366	$19,134
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	9.9%	11.4%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	221	18,453
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	1,483	178,299
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	-4.9%	2.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	524	35,651
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	2,955,070
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	38,381	4,530,537
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,892	$9,438
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	F	4.3%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	22.7%	22.6%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	4	2,045
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	40,123	3,666,151
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	2,398	97,100
Persons per square mile, 2000	2.8	5.1
Metropolitan Area	None	?
FIPS Code	045	56

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