SWEETWATER COUNTY
March 2017
POPULATION
POPULATION
BY RACE
Source: ACS 2009-2013
6TH PENNY SPECIFIC
TAX
Source: ACS 2009-2013
YEAR
‘12 43,806
45,205 ‘13
YEAR
YEAR
‘14 45,010
44,626 ‘15
YEAR
JUNE
$1,172,882.54
JULY
$1,229,252.72
AUGUST
$1,051,127.37
SEPT.
$1,305,053.96
OCTOBER
$1,221,222.98
NOVEMBER
$1,178,472.42
DECEMBER
$1,185,609.93
JANUARY
$1,095,159.24
Race
Asian
Population
404
Race
American
Indian/
Alaska Native
Population
563
YEAR
COUNTY
2,961,509,848
214,635,915
83,452,444
2014
2,829,595,031
210,492,015
81,796,169
2013
2,703,075,978
202,494,259
78,183,338
2012
2,853,198,681
192,970,126
75,711,016
BIRTHRATES BY COUNTY 2015
COUNTY
NUMBER
POPULATION
RATE
Sweetwater
632
45,010
14.0
Sublette
125
10,057
12.4
Lincoln
244
18,567
13.7
Carbon
207
15,854
13.1
COST OF LIVING
INDEX
County
All Items
INCOME
STATISTICS
ROCK SPRINGS GREEN RIVER
2015
Food
Housing
Apparel
Race
Hispanic/
Latino
Population
7,120
Race
Black/African
American
Population
678
Total as of:
6/10/2013 - 1/09/2017
$60,587,800.34
COUNTY ASSESSED VALUATION
Race
White
Population
42,461
Average
Household
Income
$69,616
Average
Annual
Wage
$38,454
Median
Household
Income
$69,448
Transportation Medical
Recreation &
Personal Care
Sweetwater
98
100
97
89
102
102
99
Sublette
107
112
106
126
105
101
110
Carbon
103
97
105
97
99
113
95
Uinta
92
93
86
90
101
110
94
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DOING BUSINESS IN
March 2017
TOP EMPLOYERS
Company
Employees
Sweetwater School District #1
1,365
Tronox (Formerly FMC)
956
Sweetwater School District #2
558
Tata Chemicals
546
Memorial Hospital of SW
County
Bridger Coal Company
541
Solvay Chemicals
460
Ciner (Formerly OCI)
418
Halliburton
354
Bridger Power Plant
343
Schlumberger
335
City of Rock Springs
335
Simplot
291
City of Green River
242
Union Pacific Railroad
205
Black Butte Coal
181
Church & Dwight
112
Bunning Transfer Company
100
510
Castle Rock Hospital District
90
Basic Energy
46
LABOR FORCE
22,349 (Dec. 2016)
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE 4.8% (Dec. 2016)
Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition
TRANSPORTATION
December 2016
98%
Reliability
Total # of
Scheduled Flights
112
# of One-Stop WorldWide Connections
170+
Total Available
Seats
5,800
# of Daily Flights to
Denver
2
The Rock Springs Sweetwater County
Airport handled 112,931 pounds of Air
Cargo (UPS/FedEx) in November 2016
TAX STRUCTURE
6th Penny - Specific Purpose
5th Penny - General Purpose
2% Local + 4% State = 6%
Lodging Tax = 3%
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CITY OF ROCK SPRINGS
March 2017
ESTABLISHED: 1888
CURRENT MAYOR: Carl Demshar Jr.
ELEVATION: 6,388 ft
POPULATION
Source: ACS 2009-2013
2015
23,962
2013
24,092
2014
23,971
2012
23,968
POPULATION
BY AGE
Source: ACS 2009-2014
AVERAGE MEDIAN AGE - 32.6 YRS
Under 5
2,026
8.6%
5 - 9 years
1,540
6.5%
10 - 14 years
1,936
8.2%
15 - 19 years
1,443
6.1%
20 - 24 years
1,829
7.7%
25 - 34 years
4,013
16.9%
35 - 44 years
2,948
12.4%
45 - 54 years
3,138
13.2%
55 - 59 years
1,574
6.6%
60 - 64 years
1,182
5.0%
65 - 74 years
1,108
4.7%
75 - 84 years
693
2.9%
85 yrs & older
254
1.1%
RENTAL RATES
1 Bedroom 1 Bath
$750
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
$950
3 Bedroom 2 Bath
$1,200
HOUSING
Sold in Rock Springs for December 31
Low Price - $50,000
High Price - $482,120
Average Price - $262,587
Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition
SALES TAX
COLLECTION
Fiscal Year 7/2015 - 6/2016
17,980,903.61
BUILDING
PERMITS
33 Permits in Rock Springs were
issued in
December 2016
Total Valuation
$1,363,388.80
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CITY OF GREEN RIVER
March 2017
ESTABLISHED: 1868
CURRENT MAYOR: Pete Rust
ELEVATION: 6,115 ft
POPULATION
Source: ACS 2010-2015
2015
13,121
2013
12,699
2014
12,752
2012
12,758
HOUSING
Sold in Green River for December 13
POPULATION
BY AGE
Source: ACS 2009-2013
AVERAGE MEDIAN AGE - 34.2YRS
Under 5
1,086
8.3%
5 - 9 years
1,047
8%
10 - 14 years
993
7.6%
15 - 19 years
910
6.9%
20 - 24 years
740
5.6%
25 - 34 years
1,950
14.5%
35 - 44 years
1,557
11.9%
45 - 54 years
2,056
15.7%
55 - 59 years
978
7.5%
60 - 64 years
698
5.3%
65 - 74 years
683
6.3%
75 - 84 years
323
2.5%
85 yrs & older
136
1%
SALES TAX
COLLECTION
Fiscal Year 7/2015 - 6/2016
Low Price - $19,000
9,768,666.84
(Manufactured Home)
High Price - $537,835
Average Price - $254,392
Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition
RENTAL RATES
1 Bedroom 1 Bath
$750
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
$950
3 Bedroom 2 Bath
$1,100
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