Sweetwater County vs. Carbon County

Sweetwater County (WY)Carbon County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)43,05114,971
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.7%-5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)43,80615,884
Population, Census, April 1, 201043,80615,885
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.2%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.1%17.1%
Female persons, percent48.5%46.0%
White alone, percent93.8%94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%1.7%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.1%18.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.3%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-20182,667913
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%5.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)19,8368,819
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.4%68.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$205,800$165,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,458$1,166
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$376$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$868$811
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.8%9.5%
Building permits, 20185426
Households, 2014-201815,8716,341
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.9%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.2%15.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.3%84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.4%74.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.0%20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.5%16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.6%63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.9%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)128,94847,696
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)150,23851,438
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)921,443305,454
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,356$19,498
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.215.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$73,008$60,206
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,624$29,890
Persons in poverty, percent8.4%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,248518
Total employment, 201715,6434,258
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)896,473211,455
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.7%-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,2161,120
All firms, 20123,4731,449
Men-owned firms, 20121,755511
Women-owned firms, 2012908506
Minority-owned firms, 2012364127
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,8911,195
Veteran-owned firms, 201230794
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,8901,184
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.2%14.7%
Population per square mile, 20104.22.0
Land area in square miles, 201010,426.657,897.58

Source: United States Census Bureau

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