| | People QuickFacts | Laramie | Wyoming |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 31,312 | 568,158 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 30,816 | 563,626 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 30,816 | 563,626 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.8% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 15.9% | 24.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 7.5% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.5% | 90.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 2.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.2% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 9.2% | 8.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 83.8% | 85.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 69.0% | 81.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.0% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.3% | 6.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 93.8% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 48.7% | 23.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 11.0 | 18.5 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 48.7% | 70.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 39.7% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $183,800 | $174,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 12,318 | 217,688 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.21 | 2.44 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,846 | $27,860 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,267 | $53,802 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 24.7% | 9.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Laramie | Wyoming |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,970 | 61,179 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.3% | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 8,834,810 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 107,527 | 6,352,890 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 444,645 | 8,957,553 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,088 | $17,114 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 58,683 | 1,469,008 |