Sweetwater County Information
Sweetwater in
Wyoming occupies
10,491 square miles and has a 2006 population of
38,763, a change from a 2000 population of
37,613 and
38,823 in 1990.
15.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.2% percent is 25-35, and
13.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
226 acts of violent crime reported in
Sweetwater in 2004, a change from
133 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
587 people:
2.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Sweetwater, Wyoming in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sweetwater | |
| State | Wyoming | |
| Land Area | 10,491 sq. miles | Ranked 26 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 38,763 | Ranked 1,186 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 38,019 | |
| Population 2000 | 37,613 | Ranked 1,174 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 38,823 | Ranked 1,029 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.5% | |
| African American | 1.1% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 18.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 226 | 133 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 8 | |
| Robberies | 13 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 203 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,721 | 1,669 |
| Burglaries | 337 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,261 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 123 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 23,198 | 20,716 |
| Unemployed Population | 587 | 819 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 4% |
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