Campbell County, Wyoming

Population and Housing Narrative Profile: 2005-2009

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: In 2009 there were 13,797 households in Campbell County. The average household size was 2.9 people.

 

Families made up 72% of the households in Campbell County. This figure includes both married-couple families (58%) and other families (15%). Nonfamily households made up 28% of all households in Campbell County. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: In 2009, 84% of the people at least one year old living in Campbell County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 10%  had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 1% from another county in the same state, 5% from another state, and less than 0.5% from abroad.

 

 

EDUCATION: In 2009, 90.4% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17% had a bachelor's degree or higher. 

 

The total school enrollment in Campbell County was 9,600 in 2009. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 1,300 and elementary or high school enrollment was 6,900 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,500.

 

 

INDUSTRIES: In 2009, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Campbell County were Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 23%, and Educational services, and health care, and social assistance,19%.

 

 

OCCUPATIONS:

·         Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (26%)

·          Management, professional, and related occupations (24%)

·         Sales and office occupations (22%)

·          Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (17%)

·         Service occupations (11%)

 

 

 

TYPE OF EMPLOYER:

·         Private wage and salary workers 77%

·         Federal, state, or local government workers (16%)

·         Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers (6%)

 

 

TRAVEL TO WORK:  In 2009, 78% of Campbell County workers drove to work alone: 14% carpooled, 3% took public transportation, and 3% used other means. The remaining 2 % worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.9 minutes to get to work.

 

 

INCOME: The median income of households in Campbell County was $74,757 as estimated by American Fact Finder Survey. 93% of the households received earnings and 8 % received retirement income other than Social Security. 16 % of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,346. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

 

 

POVERTY AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS:

5% of people were in poverty; 8% of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1% of people 65 years old; over 4% of all families and 24% of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

 

 

POPULATION OF CAMPBELL COUNTY:

 

·         Total population: 40,290

·         19,000 (48.5%) were females

·         21,000 (51.5%) were males

·         The median age was 31.7 years

·         27 % of the population was under 18 years

·         5.6 % was 65 years and older.

 

 

RACE:

·         93.3% White

·         5.3% was Hispanic

·         0.6% was Black or African American

·         1% was American Indian and Alaska Native

·         0% was Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

 

 

 

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS:

Campbell County had a total of 15,015 housing units, 8.1% of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 57 % was in single-unit structures, 18 % was in multi-unit structures, and 24 % was mobile homes. 32 % of the housing units were built since 1990.

  

 

OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS:

Campbell County had 13,797 occupied housing units - 11,000 (77%) owner occupied and 3,200 (23 %) renter occupied. 4% of the households did not have telephone service and 2 % of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi Vehicle households were not rare. 34 % had two vehicles and another 42 % had three or more.

 

HOUSING COSTS: The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $1,327, non-mortgaged owners $356, and renters $762. 17% of owners with mortgages, 3 % of owners without mortgages, and 21% of renters in Campbell County spent 30 % or more of household income on housing.

 

 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates