Wyoming vs. Utah
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Wyoming Utah
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 578,759 3,205,958
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.7% 16.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 563,775 2,763,891
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 563,626 2,763,885
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.3% 29.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 11.1%
Female persons, percent 49.0% 49.6%
White alone, percent 92.6% 90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.3% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.7% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.1% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 1.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.1% 14.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.8% 78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 45,389 123,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 278,595 1,108,763
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.4% 69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $213,300 $256,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,428 $1,497
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $415 $418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $843 $988
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.0% 21.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,812 25,574
Households, 2014-2018 230,630 957,619
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 3.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.1% 82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.3% 15.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.8% 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.1% 85.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.9% 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.9% 33.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.5% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.4% 67.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.2% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,644,844 4,789,281
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,291,478 14,521,857
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 10,783,794 50,046,429
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,597,891 30,927,885
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,446,043 38,024,486
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,388 $13,317
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.8 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $62,268 $68,374
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,295 $28,239
Persons in poverty, percent 11.1% 9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 21,148 80,140
Total employment, 2017 201,864 1,282,455
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,436,110 58,191,764
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.2% 3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 51,309 236,794
All firms, 2012 62,427 251,419
Men-owned firms, 2012 30,039 132,163
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,344 76,269
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,077 24,423
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 55,397 218,826
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 6,470 18,754
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 51,353 219,807
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 5.8 33.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 97,093.14 82,169.62
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wyoming and Utah using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.