Pennington County vs. Weston County

	Pennington County (SD)	Weston County (WY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	111,729	6,967
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.7%	-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	100,957	7,208
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	100,948	7,208
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	47.1%
White alone, percent	83.2%	93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	10.1%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	1.9%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.2%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.0%	90.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,980	607
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	49,240	3,567
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.8%	77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,900	$169,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,395	$1,340
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$521	$412
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$824	$788
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.2%	7.5%
Households, 2014-2018	43,598	3,062
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.20
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.4%	3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.4%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	73.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.8%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.7%	19.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.8%	51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	351,846	9,392
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,248,744	27,553
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,250,762	76,514
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,570	$10,804
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.5	24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,024	$52,867
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,518	$29,152
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,858	222
Total employment, 2017	49,505	1,557
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,953,885	58,638
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	-3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,240	605
All firms, 2012	10,555	742
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,828	323
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,946	197
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,511	693
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,598	184
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,965	508
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.1%	29.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.4	3.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,776.55	2,398.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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