Laramie County vs. Platte County

Laramie County (WY)Platte County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)98,9768,566
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.7%-1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)91,8858,667
Population, Census, April 1, 201091,7388,667
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.3%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%25.6%
Female persons, percent49.3%49.7%
White alone, percent91.7%95.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%8.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.5%87.7%
Veterans, 2014-201810,615771
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.2%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)43,8944,880
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.8%73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,000$173,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,461$1,264
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$470$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$929$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.6%4.9%
Building permits, 201853926
Households, 2014-201839,1793,936
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.4%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%69.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.7%21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.4%14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)224,83221,289
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)647,94527,730
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,549,80910,765
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)722,19022,005
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,896,24387,453
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,070$9,988
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.817.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,220$47,096
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,920$31,553
Persons in poverty, percent9.1%10.6%
Total employer establishments, 20173,243275
Total employment, 201732,8272,199
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,397,67197,171
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.2%0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,573769
All firms, 20129,515944
Men-owned firms, 20124,389512
Women-owned firms, 20122,958289
Minority-owned firms, 20121,01234
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,760871
Veteran-owned firms, 2012990118
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,582767
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.8%33.0%
Population per square mile, 201034.24.2
Land area in square miles, 20102,685.912,084.21

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Laramie county (WY) and Platte county (WY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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