Wyoming vs. Utah

	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.