People QuickFacts Washakie County Wyoming Population, 2012 estimate 8,464 576,412 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 8,533 563,626 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.8% 2.3% Population, 2010 8,533 563,626 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.4% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 25.1% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 18.4% 12.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.6% 49.0%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.5% 93.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.7% 2.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.7% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 13.7% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 83.5% 85.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 87.3% 81.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.8% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.8% 6.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.4% 91.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 22.6% 24.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 875 52,600 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 11.9 18.6  Housing units, 2011 3,843 265,528 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 72.1% 70.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 8.0% 15.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $148,400 $181,900 Households, 2007-2011 3,464 219,628 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $30,193 $28,952 Median household income, 2007-2011 $50,177 $56,380 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 9.3% 10.1%     Business QuickFacts Washakie County Wyoming Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 376 20,231 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 3,356 205,046 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 5.9 17.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 708 45,614  Total number of firms, 2007 845 61,179 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.9% 25.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 8,834,810 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,128 6,352,890 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 98,308 8,957,553 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,596 $17,114 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,175 1,469,008 Building permits, 2011 14 2,114     Geography QuickFacts Washakie County Wyoming Land area in square miles, 2010 2,238.55 97,093.14 Persons per square mile, 2010 3.8 5.8 FIPS Code 043 56 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts