Wyoming Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	493,782	100.0

Male	248,374	50.3
Female	245,408	49.7

Under 5 years	30,940	6.3
5 to 9 years	34,127	6.9
10 to 14 years	38,376	7.8
15 to 19 years	41,903	8.5
20 to 24 years	33,455	6.8
25 to 34 years	59,854	12.1
35 to 44 years	78,765	16.0
45 to 54 years	74,079	15.0
55 to 59 years	24,935	5.0
60 to 64 years	19,655	4.0
65 to 74 years	31,343	6.3
75 to 84 years	19,615	4.0
85 years and over	6,735	1.4

Median age (years)	36.2	(X)

18 years and over	364,909	73.9
Male	182,138	36.9
Female	182,771	37.0
21 years and over	340,803	69.0
62 years and over	69,045	14.0
65 years and over	57,693	11.7
Male	25,377	5.1
Female	32,316	6.5

RACE
One race	484,899	98.2
White	454,670	92.1
Black or African American	3,722	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	11,133	2.3
Asian	2,771	0.6
Asian Indian	354	0.1
Chinese	609	0.1
Filipino	472	0.1
Japanese	485	0.1
Korean	412	0.1
Vietnamese	100	0.0
Other Asian ¹	339	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	302	0.1
Native Hawaiian	75	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	65	0.0
Samoan	63	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	99	0.0
Some other race	12,301	2.5
Two or more races	8,883	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	462,902	93.7
Black or African American	4,863	1.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	15,012	3.0
Asian	4,107	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	614	0.1
Some other race	15,610	3.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	493,782	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	31,669	6.4
Mexican	19,963	4.0
Puerto Rican	575	0.1
Cuban	160	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	10,971	2.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	462,113	93.6
White alone	438,799	88.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	493,782	100.0
In households	479,699	97.1
Householder	193,608	39.2
Spouse	106,179	21.5
Child	141,464	28.6
Own child under 18 years	118,704	24.0
Other relatives	13,953	2.8
Under 18 years	6,379	1.3
Nonrelatives	24,495	5.0
Unmarried partner	10,381	2.1
In group quarters	14,083	2.9
Institutionalized population	7,861	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	6,222	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	193,608	100.0
Family households (families)	130,497	67.4
With own children under 18 years	63,263	32.7
Married-couple family	106,179	54.8
With own children under 18 years	46,996	24.3
Female householder, no husband present	16,837	8.7
With own children under 18 years	11,604	6.0
Nonfamily households	63,111	32.6
Householder living alone	50,980	26.3
Householder 65 years and over	17,059	8.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	67,742	35.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	40,335	20.8

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	223,854	100.0
Occupied housing units	193,608	86.5
Vacant housing units	30,246	13.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	12,389	5.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	193,608	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	135,514	70.0
Renter-occupied housing units	58,094	30.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.58	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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