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| Males: 233 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 204 |  (46.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
| Wyoming median age: | 36.2 years |
Zip codes: 82325.
| Grand Encampment: | $51,433 |
| WY: | $70,042 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,690 (it was $20,632 in 2000)
Grand Encampment town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $266,533 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
| Grand Encampment: | $266,533 |
| WY: | $292,300 |
Grand Encampment, WY residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Encampment, WY
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- 42996.8%White alone
- 61.4%Two or more races
- 30.7%Asian alone
- 30.7%Hispanic
- 20.5%American Indian alone
Races in Grand Encampment detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (23.5%), Irish (19.6%), English (15.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Swedish (5.6%), Norwegian (5.4%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 1.60 square miles.
Population density: 273 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.6% |
| Wyoming: | 2.3% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Grand Encampment town: | 0.5% ($400) |
| Wyoming: | 0.7% ($627) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Collins, CO 
(100.2 miles , pop. 118,652).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (132.1 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (605.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Encampment, WY (0.4 miles ),
), Riverside, WY (0.8 miles),
Ryan Park, WY (4.1 miles),
Fox Park, WY (5.9 miles),
Centennial, WY (5.9 miles),
Albany, WY (5.9 miles),
Elk Mountain, WY (6.2 miles)
Latitude: 41.21 N, Longitude: 106.79 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 307
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $97,300
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $84,500
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,300
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $71,400
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $74,700
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Wyoming: | 2.5% |
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4.4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Plant and system operators (3.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.0%)
- Carpenters (7.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.1%)
- Plant and system operators (7.1%)
- Life and physical scientists (6.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
Average climate in Grand Encampment, Wyoming
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Grand Encampment-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 873% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 303.7 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 408.0 miles away from Grand Encampment center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 103.5 miles away from Grand Encampment center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 299.1 miles away from Grand Encampment center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 240.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 562.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Carbon County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Encampment:
- Wyotech-Laramie (about 64 miles; Laramie, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,765)
- University of Wyoming (about 64 miles; Laramie, WY; FT enrollment: 10,810)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins (about 100 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 25,099)
- Laramie County Community College (about 105 miles; Cheyenne, WY; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- Casper College (about 115 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
- University of Colorado Boulder (about 116 miles; Boulder, CO; FT enrollment: 28,328)
- Colorado Mountain College (about 119 miles; Glenwood Springs, CO; FT enrollment: 3,463)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Grand Encampment: Hayden Ranger Station (A), Medicine Bow National Forest Brush Creek - Hayden Ranger District Fire Engine Crew (B), Encampment / Riverside Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Encampment Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Wyoming: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.6% |
| Whole state: | 67.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This town: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.4% |
| This town: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Grand Encampment:
- Never married: 12.1%
- Now married: 66.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.5%
For population 25 years and over in Grand Encampment:
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 11.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.5 |
| Wyoming average: | 10.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Grand Encampment, WY (based on Carbon County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 1,663 | 5 |
| Other | 1,545 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,468 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,039 | 11 |
| None | 10,170 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Here: | 3.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wyoming: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| This county: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wyoming: | 5.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
| Carbon County: | 18.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 10.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Carbon County: | 7.3% |
| Wyoming: | 7.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.9% |
| Wyoming: | 24.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Supply | 1 | $3,897 | $46,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration | 1 | $4,287 | $51,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 1 | $4,989 | $59,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,507 | |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 7 | $1,697 | |
| Totals for Government | 3 | $13,173 | $52,692 | 8 | $5,204 |
Grand Encampment government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $16,000 ($36.61)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $163,000 ($373.00)
Solid Waste Management: $109,000 ($249.43)
Police Protection: $108,000 ($247.14)
Regular Highways: $88,000 ($201.37)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($144.16)
Financial Administration: $45,000 ($102.97)
Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($61.78)
Health - Other: $25,000 ($57.21)
Parks and Recreation: $18,000 ($41.19)
General - Other: $15,000 ($34.32)
Local Fire Protection: $14,000 ($32.04)
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000 ($29.75)
General Public Buildings: $11,000 ($25.17)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $8,000 ($18.31)
Local Fire Protection: $6,000 ($13.73)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($11.44)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($9.15)
General Public Building: $2,000 ($4.58)
Grand Encampment government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $113,000 ($258.58)
Sewerage: $83,000 ($189.93)
Other: $19,000 ($43.48)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($43.48)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $108,000 ($247.14)
Other: $16,000 ($36.61)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($50.34)
Special Assessments: $16,000 ($36.61)
General Revenue - Other: $5,000 ($11.44)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $179,000 ($409.61)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $175,000 ($400.46)
Other: $63,000 ($144.16)
Highways: $3,000 ($6.86)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Tax - Property: $50,000 ($114.42)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000 ($6.86)
Other License: $2,000 ($4.58)
Grand Encampment government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,536,000 ($5803.20)
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Encampment:
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKHI (1210 AM; 10 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: LARAMIE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGAB (650 AM; 8 kW; ORCHARD VALLEY, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOWB (1290 AM; 5 kW; LARAMIE, WY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Grand Encampment:
- K06BR (Channel 6; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)
- K08CP (Channel 8; ENCAMPMENT, WY; Owner: ELK MOUNTAIN TV CO.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
2- Jon Hosford, Se Of Grand Encampment Wy (Lat: 41.112472 Lon: -106.463917), Type: 131.0, Overall height: 131 m, Registrant: White Park Broadcasting, Bedfo-rd, Phone: (603) 668-6400
- jon hosford, Se Of Grand Encampment Wy (Lat: 41.112472 Lon: -106.463917), Type: 131.0, Overall height: 131 m, Registrant: White Park Broadcasting, Bedfo-rd, Phone: (603) 668-6400
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.9%Wood
- 20.0%Electricity
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 1.2%Coal or coke
- 48.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 39.5%Wood
- 7.0%Coal or coke
- 4.7%Utility gas
Grand Encampment compared to Wyoming state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.