Wyoming vs. Montana
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Wyoming Montana
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 578,759 1,068,778
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.7% 8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 563,775 989,407
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 563,626 989,415
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.3% 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 18.7%
Female persons, percent 49.0% 49.7%
White alone, percent 92.6% 89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.3% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.7% 6.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.1% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.1% 4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.8% 85.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 45,389 85,480
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 278,595 515,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.4% 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $213,300 $219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,428 $1,386
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $415 $421
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $843 $783
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.0% 16.8%
Building permits, 2018 1,812 5,099
Households, 2014-2018 230,630 423,240
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.1% 84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.3% 4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.8% 87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.1% 78.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.9% 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.9% 31.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.5% 10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.4% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.2% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,644,844 2,420,455
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,291,478 6,469,475
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,783,794 11,535,236
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,597,891 12,645,824
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,446,043 15,623,573
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,388 $15,544
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.8 18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $62,268 $52,559
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,295 $29,765
Persons in poverty, percent 11.1% 13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 21,148 38,192
Total employment, 2017 201,864 376,565
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,436,110 14,773,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.2% -0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 51,309 91,520
All firms, 2012 62,427 112,419
Men-owned firms, 2012 30,039 55,913
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,344 35,449
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,077 5,578
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 55,397 102,746
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 6,470 11,486
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 51,353 93,393
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 5.8 6.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 97,093.14 145,545.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wyoming and Montana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.