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| Wyoming Quick Facts |
| State Capital |
Cheyenne |
| Most Livable State - National Ranking |
3rd in 2007 - 6th in 2006 - 4th in 2005 |
| Nicknames |
Equality State -Big Wyoming -Cowboy State |
| 1st National Park |
Yellowstone -Established March 1, 1872 |
| 1st National Monument |
Devil's Tower - established September 24, 1906 |
| items |
Most Recent Period |
Previous Period |
% Change |
| Items |
Year |
Value |
Rank |
Year |
Value |
in Value |
| Demography |
| Total Population |
2006 |
515,004 |
50 |
2005 |
508,798 |
1.2% |
| Median Age |
2005 |
38.4 |
9 |
2004 |
38.0 |
1.1% |
| Population per Square Mile |
2006 |
5.20 |
49 |
2005 |
5.20 |
0.0% |
| Weather & Geograpphy |
| Total Area (sq. miles) |
2006 |
97,814 |
10 |
2005 |
97,814 |
0.0% |
| Mean Elevation (ft) |
2006 |
6,700 |
2 |
2005 |
6,700 |
0.0% |
| Highest Point (ft) - Gannett Peak |
2006 |
13,804 |
5 |
2005 |
13,804 |
0.0% |
| Normal Mean Temperature (F) |
2006 |
45.0 |
45 |
2005 |
46.0 |
0.0% |
| Average Annual Precipitation (in) |
2000 |
15.45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| % of Days That are Sunny |
2006 |
63.8% |
10 |
2005 |
64.0% |
-0.3% |
| % of Land Owned by Federal Govt. |
2004 |
42.3% |
8 |
2003 |
50.6 |
-16.4% |
| % of Land Owned by State Govt. |
2006 |
5.9% |
- |
2002 |
6.3% |
-6.3% |
| Recreation & Tourism |
| Number of Downhill Ski Areas |
2007 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of National Forest |
2007 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Visitors to Grand Teton National Pk |
2006 |
2,406,476 |
- |
2005 |
2,463,442 |
-2.3% |
| Visitors to Yellowstone National Pk |
2006 |
2,870,295 |
- |
2005 |
2,835,651 |
1.2% |
| Visitors to Devil's Tower Monument |
2006 |
335,764 |
- |
2005 |
369,575 |
-9.1% |
| Visitors to Fossil Buttel Monument |
2006 |
16,631 |
- |
2005 |
17,779 |
-6.5% |
| Visitors to Fort Laramie Monument |
2006 |
40,651 |
- |
2005 |
46,455 |
-12.5% |
| Crime |
| Crimes |
2005 |
17,242 |
47 |
2004 |
18,052 |
-4.5% |
| Education |
| Enrollment at University of Wyoming |
2005 |
13,126 |
- |
2004 |
13,207 |
-0.6% |
| Health & Social Welfare |
| Community Hospitals per 100,000 |
2005 |
4.7 |
6 |
2004 |
216 |
1.4% |
| Per Capita Alcohol Consumption (gl) |
2004 |
2.9 |
9 |
2003 |
3.3 |
-12.1% |
| Housing |
| Median Existing Home Price ($) |
2006 |
154,727 |
- |
2005 |
146,566 |
5.6% |
| Wyoming's Economy |
| Median Household Income ($) |
2004 |
45,817 |
24 |
2003 |
46,038 |
-0.5% |
| Tax Environment |
| Individual Income Tax Rate |
2007 |
0.0% |
- |
2006 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Corporate Income Tax Rate |
2007 |
0.0% |
- |
2006 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| State Sales Tax Rate |
2007 |
4.0% |
- |
2006 |
4.0% |
0.0% |
| Gasoline Tax Rate($/gallon) |
2006 |
$0.14 |
49 |
2005 |
$0.14 |
0.0% |
| Transportation |
| Per Capita Federal Highway Funds |
2007 |
$424 |
2 |
2006 |
$468 |
-9.4% |
| % Roads in Mediocre/Poor Condition |
2004 |
4.9% |
47 |
- |
- |
- |
| Per Capita Gasoline Used (Gallons) |
2005 |
695 |
1 |
2004 |
688 |
1.0% |
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