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Sweetwater County School District 1 Overview

Western Wyoming Community College located in Sweetwater County School District 1 area. A total of 10,680 households are located in Sweetwater County School District 1 area. Among them, 4,106 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.38 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,924 and 8,342 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.34% (990) of residents are non-citizens and 9.97% (2,953) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sweetwater County School District 1, Wyoming
Household	10,680
Population	29,618
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,106 (38.45%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,924
Total Students	8,342
Pre-Kindergarten	439
Kindergarten	520
Grade 1-8	3,704
Grade 9-12	1,831
College/Graduate School	1,848
Veterans	21,767
Non-citizen	990
Non-English Home Language	2,953
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

22,624 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,049 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,043 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 14,979 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sweetwater County School District 1 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,784	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,160	75.49%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,353	15.92%
Public transportation	324	2.19%
Walked	332	2.25%
Other method	238	1.61%
Worked from home	377	2.55%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,979	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,526	30.22%
Service	2,073	13.84%
Sales and office	2,943	19.65%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,150	21.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,287	15.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,979	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,327	15.54%
Construction	1,065	7.11%
Manufacturing	708	4.73%
Wholesale trade	476	3.18%
Retail trade	1,867	12.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,159	7.74%
Information	298	1.99%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	398	2.66%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	635	4.24%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,482	23.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,417	9.46%
Other services, except public administration	573	3.83%
Public administration	574	3.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,979	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,594	77.40%
Government workers	2,767	18.47%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	592	3.95%
Unpaid family workers	26	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,690 for the 10,680 households in Sweetwater County School District 1 area, Wyoming. The average income of a single worker is $39,394. 26,127 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.38%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,680	-
Less than $10,000	608	5.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	407	3.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	829	7.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	657	6.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,130	10.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,648	15.43%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,825	17.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,340	21.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	817	7.65%
More than $200,000	419	3.92%
Median Household Income	$75,678	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,690	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,192	-
Less than $10,000	306	4.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	258	3.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	287	3.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	279	3.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	661	9.19%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,082	15.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,277	17.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,978	27.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	672	9.34%
More than $200,000	392	5.45%

Median Family Income	$87,138	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,249	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,394	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$68,548	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$68,548	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,899	-
With health insurance coverage	26,127	87.38%
Public coverage	5,966	19.95%
Private health insurance	22,591	75.56%
Without health insurance coverage	3,772	12.62%

Housing

There are 14,049 housing units in Sweetwater County School District 1 area, Wyoming with 10,680 units (76.02%) occupied. 8,070 houses (75.56%) are occupied by owner and 2,610 houses (24.44%) are rented. The average housing value is $201,000 and the average rental cost is $862. 519 houses (3.69%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,461 houses (17.52%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,049	-
Occupied	10,680	76.02%
Owner Occupied	8,070	75.56%
Renter Occupied	2,610	24.44%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,721	54.96%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	806	5.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,140	15.23%
Mobile Homes	3,330	23.70%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	52	0.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,049	-
Built 2014 or later	519	3.69%
Built 2010 - 2013	985	7.01%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,296	16.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,479	10.53%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,908	13.58%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,881	20.51%
Built 1960 - 1969	895	6.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	625	4.45%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,461	17.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,049	-
1 room	144	1.02%
2 rooms	222	1.58%
3 rooms	916	6.52%
4 rooms	2,777	19.77%
5 rooms	3,325	23.67%
6 rooms	2,261	16.09%
7 rooms	1,392	9.91%
8 rooms	1,058	7.53%
9 rooms or more	1,954	13.91%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,049	-
no bedroom	148	1.05%
1 bedroom	964	6.86%
2 bedrooms	3,499	24.91%
3 bedrooms	6,325	45.02%
4 bedrooms	2,139	15.23%
5 bedrooms or more	974	6.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,070	-
Less than $50,000	1,400	17.35%
$50,000 - $99,999	528	6.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	844	10.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,234	15.29%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,404	29.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,345	16.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	241	2.99%
$1,000,000 or more	74	0.92%
Median House Value	$201,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,499	-
Less than $500	172	6.88%
$500 - $999	1,377	55.10%
$1,000 - $1,499	678	27.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	216	8.64%
$2,000 - $2,499	37	1.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	19	0.76%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$862	-

Demographic

A total of 30,110 people lives in Sweetwater County School District 1 area, Wyoming with 15,768 male and 14,342 female. The males to female ratio is 52.37 to 47.63. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	30,110	-
Male	15,768	52.37%
Female	14,342	47.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,110	-
Under 5 years	2,272	7.55%
5 - 9 years	2,605	8.65%
10 - 14 years	2,076	6.89%
15 - 19 years	2,340	7.77%
20 - 24 years	1,960	6.51%
25 - 34 years	4,266	14.17%
35 - 44 years	4,512	14.99%
45 - 54 years	3,455	11.47%
55 - 59 years	1,746	5.80%
60 - 64 years	1,796	5.96%
65 - 74 years	2,040	6.78%
75 - 84 years	782	2.60%
85 years and older	260	0.86%
Median Age	34.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,110	-
One Race	29,376	97.56%
White	28,294	93.97%
Black or African American	502	1.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	224	0.74%
Asian	185	0.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	171	0.57%

Two or more races	734	2.44%
White and Black or African American	138	0.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	207	0.69%
White and Asian	207	0.69%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%