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People QuickFacts |
Cheyenne |
Wyoming |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
54,374 | 501,242 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.2% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
53,011 | 493,782 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
5.6% | 8.9% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.5% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.9% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.8% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.2% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
88.1% | 92.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.8% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 2.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.1% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.4% | 2.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
12.5% | 6.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.1% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.0% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.0% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.5% | 21.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
14.6 | 17.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
23,782 | 223,854 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.0% | 70.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$102,400 | $96,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
22,324 | 193,608 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.33 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$38,856 | $37,892 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,809 | $19,134 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.8% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Cheyenne |
Wyoming |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
178,237 | 2,547,065 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
761,402 | 4,530,537 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$14,198 | $9,438 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
90,414 | 808,887 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
4,939 | 49,376 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
7.6% | 4.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.4% | 22.6% |
