Johnson County, WY

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2023 Population

8,602

0.773% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ACynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

N/AHarriet Hageman

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

1.95% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

4,057

1.4% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Johnson County, WY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Johnson County, WY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson County, WY was 2 cars per household.

Johnson County, WY borders Big Horn County, WY, Campbell County, WY, Converse County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sheridan County, WY, and Washakie County, WY.

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United States Wyoming

Economy

The economy of Johnson County, WY employs 4.06k people. The largest industries in Johnson County, WY are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (613 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Construction (385 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Wyoming have an average income that is 1.47 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,942. The income inequality in Wyoming (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.06k

2023 Value

± 467

1.4%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson County, WY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson County, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.06k

2023 Value

± 467

1.4%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson County, WY, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (613 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Construction (385 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Johnson County, WY, though some of these residents may live in Johnson County, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,813), Public Administration ($84,274), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,682).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,639), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 283k people employed in Wyoming. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wyoming.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

61
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
50
Construction
30
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$18.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$15.7k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$13.4k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Johnson County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

N/AJohn Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

N/ACynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Johnson County, WY

N/AHarriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Johnson County, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Johnson County, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.512% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.566% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (129k), Some college (119k), and Bachelors Degree (74.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Johnson County, WY have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Johnson County, WY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Johnson County, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Johnson County, WY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Johnson County, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson County, WY is from Wyoming.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2022, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0943% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.4%)
Worked At Home (18%)
Walked (5.76%)

In 2023, 69.4% of workers in Johnson County, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18%) and those who walked to work (5.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson County, WY have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.96% of the workforce in Johnson County, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Johnson County, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Johnson County, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Johnson County, WY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnson County, WY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Johnson County, WY is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.7% of the children was living in poverty in Johnson County, WY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 134 in Johnson County, WY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 69.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

N/A% of the population of Johnson County, WY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, WY see 716 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.77% decrease from the previous year (768 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1437 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 332 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

716 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Johnson County, WY

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, WY see an average of 716 patients per year. This represents a 6.77% decrease from the previous year (768 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Johnson County, WY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Johnson County, WY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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