Sweetwater County, WY

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US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$242,900

1.08% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

20,420

2.53% 1-year decline

About

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N/A of the households in Sweetwater County, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Sweetwater County, WY are Western Wyoming Community College (395 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Sweetwater County, WY was $242,900, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Sweetwater County, WY borders Moffat County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Summit County, UT, Carbon County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Sublette County, WY, and Uinta County, WY.

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Economy

The economy of Sweetwater County, WY employs 20.4k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Sweetwater County, WY were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

20.4k

2023 Value

± 1,120

−2.53%

1 Year decline

± 7.85%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sweetwater County, WY, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sweetwater County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

20.4k

2023 Value

± 1,120

−2.53%

1 Year decline

± 7.85%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sweetwater County, WY, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sweetwater County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Sweetwater County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($111,193), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($99,819), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,415).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,222), Public Administration ($66,806), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,138).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

82
Other Services (except Public Administration)
72
Retail Trade
71
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$272k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$208k
Manufacturing
$82.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Sweetwater County, WY awarded 395 degrees. The student population of Sweetwater County, WY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 999 male students and 1,465 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sweetwater County, WY are White (279 and 73.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (76 and 20.1%), Two or More Races (15 and 3.96%), and Asian (5 and 1.32%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,464 students enrolled in Sweetwater County, WY, 40.5% men and 59.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,941 records, of which 59% were women and 41% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
34 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
40 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
37 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sweetwater County, WY was General Studies with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Sweetwater County, WY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Western Wyoming Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

395 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Wyoming Community College with 395 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 172 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sweetwater County, WY, which is 0.771 times less than the 223 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 279 degrees mean that there were 3.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 76 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,794) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sweetwater County, WY was $242,900 in 2023, which is NaNk times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $240,300 to $242,900, a 1.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Sweetwater County, WY is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$242,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,590

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sweetwater County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sweetwater County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Sweetwater County, WY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

16.9k

Number of Households

± 1,012

The following chart displays the households in Sweetwater County, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sweetwater County, WY is from Sweetwater County, WY.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Sweetwater County, WY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (2.82%)

In 2023, 79.2% of workers in Sweetwater County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (2.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sweetwater County, WY have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Sweetwater County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sweetwater County, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sweetwater County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sweetwater County, WY have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sweetwater County, WY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sweetwater County, WY is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 14.9% of the children was living in poverty in Sweetwater County, WY. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 3.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Sweetwater County, WY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sweetwater County, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sweetwater County, WY.

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