Uinta County, WY

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2023 Population

20,605

0.287% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.7

1.94% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

7.57%

16.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$82,672

5.77% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$255,400

13.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,687

1.31% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Uinta County, WY had a population of 20.6k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $82,672. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Uinta County, WY grew from 20,546 to 20,605, a 0.287% increase and its median household income grew from $78,164 to $82,672, a 5.77% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Uinta County, WY are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.6%), White (Hispanic) (4.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.16%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.02%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.28%).

None of the households in Uinta County, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Uinta County, WY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Uinta County, WY was $255,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Uinta County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Uinta County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Uinta County, WY borders Rich County, UT, Summit County, UT, Lincoln County, WY, and Sweetwater County, WY.

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Population & Diversity

Uinta County, WY is home to a population of 20.6k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.05% of Uinta County, WY residents were born outside of the country (423 people).

In 2023, there were 19.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.8k people) in Uinta County, WY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 906 White (Hispanic) and 651 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Uinta County, WY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Uinta County, WY was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Uinta County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Uinta County, WY

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.8k ± 67
White (Hispanic)
906 ± 218
Two+ (Hispanic)
651 ± 228

9.91%

Hispanic Population

2.04k people

9.91% of the people in Uinta County, WY are hispanic (2.04k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Uinta County, WY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wyoming.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
7,502 ± 2,113 people
China
1,001 ± 776 people
Canada
993 ± 773 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wyoming was Mexico, the natal country of 7,502 Wyoming residents, followed by China with 1,001 and Canada with 993.

Foreign-Born Population

2.05%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

423 people

2.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

451 people

As of 2023, 2.05% of Uinta County, WY residents (423 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Uinta County, WY was 2.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Uinta County, WY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
310 ± 124
Gulf War (2001-)
289 ± 117
Korea
137 ± 88

Uinta County, WY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Uinta County, WY employs 9.69k people. The largest industries in Uinta County, WY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,481 people), Educational Services (1,164 people), and Retail Trade (1,051 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($118,194), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,894), and Utilities ($102,151).

Males in Wyoming have an average income that is 1.47 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,942. The income inequality in Wyoming (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.69k

2023 Value

± 802

1.31%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Uinta County, WY grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 9.56k employees to 9.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Uinta County, WY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,075 people), Management Occupations (1,022 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (931 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Uinta County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.69k

2023 Value

± 802

1.31%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Uinta County, WY grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 9.56k employees to 9.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Uinta County, WY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,481 people), Educational Services (1,164 people), and Retail Trade (1,051 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Uinta County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Uinta County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,421

Median earning men ± $6,362

$27,670

Median earning women ± $2,416

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,647), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,234).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($52,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,786), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,197).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

50
Construction
38
Retail Trade
37
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$67k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$42.6k
Construction
$35.2k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Uinta County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 79.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.8%), followed by Other (2.11%).

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Uinta County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.8%)
Democratic Party
Other (2.11%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Uinta County, WY went to Donald J. Trump with 79.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.8%), followed by Other (2.11%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Uinta County, WY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

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John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Uinta County, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Uinta County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Uinta County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Uinta County, WY was $255,400 in 2023, which is 0.842 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $224,800 to $255,400, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Uinta County, WY is 76.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Uinta County, WY have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Uinta County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.69% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uinta County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.81%.

Housing

Property

$255,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,977

$5,724

Median Property Taxes

±$541

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Uinta County, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Uinta County, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.5%

Homeownership

2023

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.5% of the housing units in Uinta County, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Uinta County, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Uinta County, WY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,672

Median Household Income

± $6,666

7.48k

Number of Households

± 628

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.48k households in Uinta County, WY grew to $82,672 from the previous year's value of $78,164.

The following chart displays the households in Uinta County, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Uinta County, WY is from Wyoming.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (6.3%)

In 2023, 78.6% of workers in Uinta County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (6.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Uinta County, WY have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.81% of the workforce in Uinta County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Uinta County, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Uinta County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Uinta County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.69% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uinta County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.81%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

7.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Uinta County, WY (1.53k out of 20.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Uinta County, WY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 11.2% of the children was living in poverty in Uinta County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.1% of the population of Uinta County, WY has health coverage, with 53.8% on employee plans, 9.01% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.597% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Uinta County, WY see 2022 patients per year on average, which represents a 10% decrease from the previous year (2247 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1214 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 287 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,022 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Uinta County, WY

Primary care physicians in Uinta County, WY see an average of 2,022 patients per year. This represents a 10% decrease from the previous year (2,247 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Uinta County, WY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.9%

Uninsured

53.8%

Employer Coverage

9.01%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.597%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Uinta County, WY grew by 1.35% from 10.8% to 10.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Uinta County, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.7 in Uinta County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Uinta County, WY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.6% in Uinta County, WY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Uinta County, WY.