Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Hot Springs County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56017

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

54,386

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

129,500

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.36

Shoshone NF

54,386

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,952

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,710

15.3%

14.6%

0.7%

1990:

4,809

-15.8%

-19.7%

3.9%

2000:

4,882

1.5%

4.7%

-3.1%

2005:

4,537

-7.1%

-4.1%

-3.0%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,614

94.5%

0-to-19:

1,195

24.5%

Black:

17

0.3%

20-to-39:

898

18.4%

Hispanic:

116

2.4%

40-to-59:

1,489

30.5%

American Indian:

73

1.5%

60-plus:

1,300

26.6%

Other:

62

1.3%

Median Age:

44.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.9%

Median Family Income:

$39,364

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.6%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home