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County:

Albany County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56001

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

13.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

379,334

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

472,644

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.21

Medicine Bow NF

379,334

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,431

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,062

10.0%

-1.1%

11.0%

1990:

30,797

6.0%

-4.8%

10.8%

2000:

32,014

4.0%

-3.3%

7.2%

2005:

30,890

-3.5%

-6.9%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

28,003

87.5%

0-to-19:

8,453

26.4%

Black:

322

1.0%

20-to-39:

12,802

40.0%

Hispanic:

2,397

7.5%

40-to-59:

7,165

22.4%

American Indian:

264

0.8%

60-plus:

3,594

11.2%

Other:

1,028

3.2%

Median Age:

27.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

93.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

44.1%

Median Family Income:

$44,334

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.8%

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