Platte County vs. Laramie County

Platte County (WY)Laramie County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)8,56698,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.2%7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)8,66791,885
Population, Census, April 1, 20108,66791,738
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent25.6%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.7%49.3%
White alone, percent95.4%91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.5%14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.7%78.5%
Veterans, 2014-201877110,615
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)4,88043,894
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$173,700$214,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,264$1,461
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$346$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$746$929
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.9%18.6%
Building permits, 201826539
Households, 2014-20183,93639,179
Persons per household, 2014-20182.182.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.3%91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201869.2%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.4%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.7%28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.9%11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.2%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.6%61.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,289224,832
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)27,730647,945
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,7652,549,809
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)22,005722,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)87,4531,896,243
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,988$20,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.015.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,096$64,220
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,553$32,920
Persons in poverty, percent10.6%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172753,243
Total employment, 20172,19932,827
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)97,1711,397,671
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%-7.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177698,573
All firms, 20129449,515
Men-owned firms, 20125124,389
Women-owned firms, 20122892,958
Minority-owned firms, 2012341,012
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128717,760
Veteran-owned firms, 2012118990
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127677,582
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.0%29.8%
Population per square mile, 20104.234.2
Land area in square miles, 20102,084.212,685.91

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