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County: Natrona County
State: Wyoming
FIPS Code: 56025

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
0.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
5,598
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
193,084
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Medicine Bow NF
5,598
% Water: 0.7
Mean Jan. Temp: 23
Mean July Temp: 71
Topography: Low Mountain Plains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Mining
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 51,264 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 71,856 40.2% 27.2% 12.9%
1990: 61,226 -14.8% -27.3% 12.5%
2000: 66,533 8.7% 2.4% 6.3%
2005: 69,799 4.9% 2.3% 2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
61,023 91.7% 0-to-19:
19,555 29.4%
Black:
473 0.7% 20-to-39:
17,310 26.0%
Hispanic:
3,257 4.9% 40-to-59:
18,657 28.0%
American Indian:
575 0.9% 60-plus:
11,011 16.5%
Other:
1,205 1.8%
Median Age: 36.3
Population Density (persons per square mile): 12.5
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 88.3%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 20.0%
Median Family Income: $45,575
Families Below Poverty Line: 8.7%
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