Carbon County Information
Carbon in
Wyoming occupies
7,964 square miles and has a 2006 population of
15,325, a change from a 2000 population of
15,639 and
16,659 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.8% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
60 acts of violent crime reported in
Carbon in 2004, a change from
65 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
270 people:
3.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Carbon, Wyoming in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Carbon | |
| State | Wyoming | |
| Land Area | 7,964 sq. miles | Ranked 43 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 15,325 | Ranked 2,084 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 15,229 | |
| Population 2000 | 15,639 | Ranked 2,046 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 16,659 | Ranked 1,872 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.3% | |
| African American | 1% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | 1.2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 18.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 60 | 65 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | 3 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 55 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 564 | 443 |
| Burglaries | 112 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 416 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 36 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,899 | 8,094 |
| Unemployed Population | 270 | 337 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4% | 4.2% |
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