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County:

Laramie County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

26,556

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

56,360

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

68,649

21.8%

9.2%

12.6%

1990:

73,142

6.5%

-5.5%

12.1%

2000:

81,607

11.6%

3.3%

8.3%

2005:

85,163

4.4%

1.2%

3.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

67,901

83.2%

0-to-19:

23,294

28.5%

Black:

2,015

2.5%

20-to-39:

23,860

29.2%

Hispanic:

8,897

10.9%

40-to-59:

21,985

26.9%

American Indian:

553

0.7%

60-plus:

12,468

15.3%

Other:

2,241

2.7%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.4%

Median Family Income:

$46,536

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

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