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Cheyenne/Laramie County Profile 2003
Cheyenne, Wyoming, is located near the geographical and time center of North America. Strategically situated at a major transportation hub (the intersection of Interstates 25 and 80, and two major railroads), it is a developing center of commerce. Only 90 minutes north of Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne sits as the northern anchor city of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Cheyenne is the capital city of Wyoming, the seat of Laramie County and the site of Warren Air Force Base.
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Approx. City Population............................53,847
Approx. MSA Population...........................70,893
Approx. County Population......................82,894 |
| Employment Percentage by Industry |
| Farming |
1.7 |
| Mining |
0.3 |
| Construction |
5.9 |
| Manufacturing |
3.3 |
| Trans & Util |
4.4 |
| Ag Services* |
ND |
| Fin., Ins & RE |
8.1 |
| Services |
29.9 |
| Gov't |
29.0 |
| Retail Trade |
13.0 |
| Wholesale |
1.8 |
| Major Private Sector Employers |
| United Medical Centers |
Frontier Refining |
| Union Pacific Railroad |
Walmart |
| Sierra Trading Post |
Echo Star Comm. |
| Lowe's |
Great Lakes Aviation |
| Qwest Corp. |
Little America |
| Blue Cross/ Blue Shield |
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| Employed Workforce Demographics |
| Age 16 - 19 |
8.0% |
| Age 20 - 44 |
68.1% |
| Age 45+ |
23.9% |
| Male |
55.6% |
| Female |
44.4% |
| Taxes |
| No State Income Tax
(personal or corporate) |
| No Inventory Tax |
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| State Sales Tax |
4% |
| Local Sales Tax |
2% |
| Gasoline Tax |
$0.09 p/gallon |
| Property Tax |
74.50 mills on 9.5% of residential market value |
| Weather Normals |
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| 11 |
35 |
0.6 |
7.0 |
| 20 |
37 |
0.6 |
6.1 |
| 23 |
42 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
| 32 |
56 |
1.4 |
9.7 |
| 41 |
66 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
| 48 |
78 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
| 54 |
86 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
| 50 |
83 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
| 42 |
74 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
| 30 |
63 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
| 25 |
46 |
0.8 |
6.9 |
| 16 |
38 |
0.6 |
6.1 |
| Organized Labor Influence |
| Percentage of Union Employees/All Employees |
14.0% |
| Law Enforcement |
| 89 Police Officers |
66 Sheriff's Deputies
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| 81 City Firefighter employees |
| 9 County-wide Volunteer Districts |
| Fire Rating: City - 3 County - 8-9 |
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| Area Crime Rate (12/31/02) per 100,000 |
| Robberies........... 145.9 |
......... 40.2 |
| Rapes.................. 33.0 |
......... 49.9 |
| Burglaries........... 746.2 |
......... 390.7 |
| Homicides...........5.6 |
..........2.4 |
| Assaults...............310.1 |
..........130.2 |
| Car Thefts............432.1 |
..........148.5 |
| Housing |
| Avg Sales Price: |
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Cheyenne |
$136,139 |
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Close-in Rural |
$216,344 |
| Apt. Rental Rate: |
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2 Bedroom |
$503 |
| Education |
| Average daily teacher/pupil ratio |
1.38 |
| Expenditure/student |
$8,096 |
| Average ACT 2002 Score |
21.6 |
| Income |
| Per Capita (2001 BEA, 90th Rank) |
$30,074 |
| Median Household Income (2000) |
$39,607 |
| Mean Household Income (2000) |
$45,252 |
| Average Wage per job (2002) |
$28,808 |
| Demographics Cheyenne Workers |
| Households - County |
31,927 |
| Households - City |
22,324 |
| Employed Workforce Characteristics |
| Employment - Laramie County |
41,845 |
| Unemployment Rate |
3.8% |
| Average Weekly Wages |
| Agriculture |
426 |
| Mining |
803 |
| Construction |
533 |
| Manufacturing |
728 |
| Transportation |
539 |
| Wholesale Trade |
724 |
| Healthcare |
612 |
| Retail Trade |
396 |
| FIRE |
722 |
| Local Government |
563 |
| State Government |
757 |
| Federal Government |
895 |
| Information |
684 |
| Real Estate |
594 |
| Inflation |
| U.S. CPI |
2.3% |
| Cheyenne |
3.0% |
| Race (2000) |
| White |
69,027 |
| Hispanic |
8,897 |
| Black |
2,124 |
| Native American |
693 |
| Asian |
866 |
| Total |
81,607 |
* Note: Not Disclosed |
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Contact Info
Wyoming Center for Business & Economic Analysis, Inc.
1912 Capitol Ave
Suite 317
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone:
307-632-1347
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