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People QuickFacts |
Laramie |
Wyoming |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
26,956 | 501,242 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-1.0% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
27,204 | 493,782 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
1.9% | 8.9% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.1% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
17.5% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
8.1% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
48.3% | 49.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
90.8% | 92.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.2% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% | 2.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.9% | 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) |
2.9% | 2.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.2% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
7.9% | 6.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
32.1% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.0% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.4% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
94.0% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
46.7% | 21.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
12.3 | 17.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
11,994 | 223,854 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
47.5% | 70.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$116,400 | $96,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,336 | 193,608 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.19 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,319 | $37,892 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,036 | $19,134 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
22.6% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Laramie |
Wyoming |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
81,531 | 2,547,065 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
332,558 | 4,530,537 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$13,030 | $9,438 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
42,471 | 808,887 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,396 | 49,376 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
8.3% | 4.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
20.5% | 22.6% |
