Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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Key figures

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States	Rank
Total Population	41,542	582,397	334,922,499	1176th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,034	$76,176	$80,734	838th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	39.1	38.9	2610th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.9%	30.6%	35.7%	1854th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$251,400	$309,700	$332,700	882nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$911	$992	$1,413	1377th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	10.5%	12.5%	1740th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	3.7%	5.2%	908th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.0	6.0	n/a	2912th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.3%	3.5%	14.1%	935th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1766th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.6%	71.8%	65.2%	1606th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	18.8	26.4	1735th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	9.4%	15.1%	2835th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.5%	n/a	n/a	634th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	49.5%	46.9%	1730th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.8%	n/a	n/a	566th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	81.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.8%	10.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.1	32.5	61.4

Age in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Median Age	37.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	22.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	23.8%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Households	17,502	243,318	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	61.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.7%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	12.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	28.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,511	$42,668	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.3%	14.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	8.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	10.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	26.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Housing Units	19,289	277,141	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.3%	67.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.3%	12.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.4%	28.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	27.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,542	$1,767	n/a

Education in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	5.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.7%	36.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	19.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	11.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.7%	65.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	3.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.0%	54.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Statistic	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.3%	41.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.2%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.8%	4.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.1%	5.1%	16.7%

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