Casper: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (CMSA)

1980: 71,856

1990: 61,226

2000: 66,533

Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.6%

U.S. rank in 2000: 275th

City Residents

1980: 51,016

1990: 46,742

2000: 49,644

2003 estimate: 50,632

Percent change, 1990–2000: 6.2%

U.S. rank in 1990: 559th (2nd in state)

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (2nd in state)

Density: 2,073.2 people per square mile

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 46,680

Black or African American: 428

American Indian and Alaskan Native: 495

Asian: 425

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 10

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 2,656

Other: 1,011

Percent of residents born in state: 46.4% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 3,264

Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,458

Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,758

Population 15 to 19 years old: 4,122

Population 20 to 24 years old: 3,455

Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,125

Population 35 to 44 years old: 7,649

Population 45 to 54 years old: 7,016

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,211

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,852

Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,606

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,402

Population 85 years and over: 746

Median age: 36.1

Births

Total number: 897 (2002; Natrona County)

Deaths

Total number: 616 (2002; Natrona County)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,409

Median household income: $36,567

Total households: 20,343

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,761

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,689

$15,000 to $24,999: 3,101

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,185

$35,000 to $49,999: 3,680

$50,000 to $74,999: 3,948

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,772

$100,000 to $149,999: 866

$150,000 to $199,999: 196

$200,000 or more: 238

Percent of families below poverty level: 8.5% (53.5% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,725