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County:

Teton County

State:

Wyoming

FIPS Code:

56039

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

50% to 55%

Percent Land in NF:

53.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

1,370,506

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

1,979,967

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

20.66

Teton NF

1,090,218

% Water:

5.1

Targhee NF

271,047

Mean Jan. Temp:

11

Other

9,241

Mean July Temp:

58

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,823

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,355

94.0%

78.6%

15.4%

1990:

11,172

19.4%

3.6%

15.8%

2000:

18,251

63.4%

52.2%

11.2%

2005:

19,032

4.3%

0.3%

4.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,668

91.3%

0-to-19:

3,982

21.8%

Black:

25

0.1%

20-to-39:

6,694

36.7%

Hispanic:

1,185

6.5%

40-to-59:

5,689

31.2%

American Indian:

86

0.5%

60-plus:

1,886

10.3%

Other:

287

1.6%

Median Age:

35.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

94.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

45.8%

Median Family Income:

$63,916

Families Below Poverty Line:

2.8%

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