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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Laramie is $22,097, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Laramie median household income is $38,451, which has grown by 40.75% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Laramie residents spend 10.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #139

Laramie, WY	22,097 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	17,013 USD
Wyoming	31,087 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	20,223 USD
Wyoming	41,018 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	14,410 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #144

Laramie, WY	38,451 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	52,526 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #109

Laramie, WY	40.75%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Laramie, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.51%	$9,212, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	15.62%	$14,646, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.99%	$1,722, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.04%	$24,546, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	62,302 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Laramie, WY	74,052 USD
Wyoming	84,442 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$39,513, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Black	$22,083, see rank	$36,479	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,071, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$21,655, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
One Race, Other	$48,587, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$12,201, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$14,510, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,615, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,451, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$44,091, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,936, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	14,037, 52.11%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,514, 67.78%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,510, 67.75%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,894, 93.52%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	616, 6.48%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,523, 32.22%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	12,899, 47.89%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,267, 64.09%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.05%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,261, 64.04%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,806, 94.49%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	455, 5.51%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,632, 35.91%, see rank	37.14%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,410, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,299, 62.76%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,861, 11.34%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	483, 2.94%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	1,611, 9.82%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	1,313, 8.00%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	843, 5.14%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Laramie, WY	10.8 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,700	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	8,894, 53.26%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,036, 45.38%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,555, 17.48%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,212, 13.63%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.35%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	564, 6.34%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	848, 9.53%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	7,806, 46.74%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,531, 45.23%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,602, 20.52%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,270, 29.08%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.33%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 0.49%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	318, 4.07%, see rank	4.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Laramie, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,700, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	382, 2.29%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	792, 4.74%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	534, 3.20%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	116, 0.69%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,524, 9.13%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	450, 2.69%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	153, 0.92%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	614, 3.68%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,302, 7.80%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,433, 44.51%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,647, 9.86%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	985, 5.90%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	768, 4.60%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Laramie, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,014	30.78%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	925	15.77%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.