Laramie, WY Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	27,204	100.0

Male	14,065	51.7
Female	13,139	48.3

Under 5 years	1,388	5.1
5 to 9 years	1,282	4.7
10 to 14 years	1,275	4.7
15 to 19 years	3,275	12.0
20 to 24 years	6,192	22.8
25 to 34 years	4,076	15.0
35 to 44 years	2,952	10.9
45 to 54 years	3,009	11.1
55 to 59 years	892	3.3
60 to 64 years	672	2.5
65 to 74 years	1,077	4.0
75 to 84 years	835	3.1
85 years and over	279	1.0

Median age (years)	25.3	(X)

18 years and over	22,434	82.5
Male	11,578	42.6
Female	10,856	39.9
21 years and over	18,450	67.8
62 years and over	2,556	9.4
65 years and over	2,191	8.1
Male	922	3.4
Female	1,269	4.7

RACE
One race	26,607	97.8
White	24,704	90.8
Black or African American	337	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	241	0.9
Asian	522	1.9
Asian Indian	87	0.3
Chinese	228	0.8
Filipino	12	0.0
Japanese	63	0.2
Korean	66	0.2
Vietnamese	12	0.0
Other Asian ¹	54	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	787	2.9
Two or more races	597	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	25,277	92.9
Black or African American	419	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	466	1.7
Asian	625	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	41	0.2
Some other race	1,004	3.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,204	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,161	7.9
Mexican	1,320	4.9
Puerto Rican	36	0.1
Cuban	22	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	783	2.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,043	92.1
White alone	23,605	86.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,204	100.0
In households	24,842	91.3
Householder	11,336	41.7
Spouse	4,339	15.9
Child	5,285	19.4
Own child under 18 years	4,495	16.5
Other relatives	664	2.4
Under 18 years	167	0.6
Nonrelatives	3,218	11.8
Unmarried partner	598	2.2
In group quarters	2,362	8.7
Institutionalized population	133	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	2,229	8.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,336	100.0
Family households (families)	5,608	49.5
With own children under 18 years	2,604	23.0
Married-couple family	4,339	38.3
With own children under 18 years	1,843	16.3
Female householder, no husband present	903	8.0
With own children under 18 years	587	5.2
Nonfamily households	5,728	50.5
Householder living alone	3,767	33.2
Householder 65 years and over	728	6.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,753	24.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,558	13.7

Average household size	2.19	(X)
Average family size	2.83	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,994	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,336	94.5
Vacant housing units	658	5.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	55	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,336	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,379	47.5
Renter-occupied housing units	5,957	52.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.99	(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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