Wyoming Trivia:


Capital : Cheyenne
State Tree : Plains Cottonwood
State Flower : Indian Paintbrush
State Bird : Western Meadowlark

Wyoming People:


Wyoming has a total population of 515,004 (2006 est) and ranks 51st in population of U.S. states. By age, 121,794 (23.6%) Wyomingites are under 18 years of age, 330,460 (64.2%) are age 19 to 64, and 62,750 (12.2%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.3%, and males 50.7% of the total population.


Wyoming Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under23.6  
65 and older12.2  
19 to 6464.2  
Female49.3  
Male50.7  

12,668 (2.5%) Wyomingites are American Indian or Alaska Native, 3,605 (0.7%) are Asian, 4,867 (0.9%) are Black, 385 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 486,480 (94.5%) are White, 6,999 (1.4%) are of mixed race.
 

Wyoming Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteWyoming White population 486,480486,480  
American IndianWyoming American Indian population 12,66812,668
MixedWyoming Mixed population 6,9996,999
BlackWyoming Black population 4,8674,867
AsianWyoming Asian population 3,6053,605
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderWyoming Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 385385

35,729 (6.9%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

2.3% of Wyomingites were born in a foreign country.

6.4% of Wyomingites over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

87.9% of Wyomingites over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 21.9% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Wyoming had 6,807 births and 3,955 deaths in 2004.

Wyoming Land:


Wyoming has a land area of 97,100 square miles and is ranked 9th amoung U.S. states in total area. Wyoming has a population density of 5 people per square mile. Wyoming had 34,402,726 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.55% of the total area.