Niobrara County, WY Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Wyoming



Niobrara County, Wyoming

People QuickFactsNiobrara CountyWyoming
Population, 2005 estimate 2,286509,294
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -5.0%3.1%
Population, 2000 2,407493,782
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 4.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 18.3%22.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 18.9%12.2%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.3%49.6%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)99.0%94.8%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.5%2.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.2%1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)1.6%6.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 97.5%88.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 63.5%51.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 0.7%2.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.3%6.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.3%87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.3%21.9%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 45377,143
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.817.8
Housing units, 2005 1,354235,721
Homeownership rate, 2000 72.9%70.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.8%15.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $60,300$96,600
Households, 2000 1,011193,608
Persons per household, 2000 2.282.48
Median household income, 2003 $32,507$41,554
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,757$19,134
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 14.1%10.8%
Business QuickFactsNiobrara CountyWyoming
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 8719,3301
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 359187,3601
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -28.5%7.3%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 23939,990
Total number of firms, 2002 29053,103
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA24.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA4,061,516
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D3,331,043
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 13,0325,783,756
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,743$11,586
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,800984,684
Building permits, 2005 43,997
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 18,4154,393,3081
Geography QuickFactsNiobrara CountyWyoming
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,62597,100
Persons per square mile, 2000 0.95.1
FIPS Code 02756
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(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 U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:07:00 EST
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