Parkerton's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
C
Diversity -
B
Crime -
B-
Commute -
D+
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Parkerton, WY
Parkerton, WY is located in Converse County in the state of Wyoming.
The total City Population for Parkerton is about 4,136 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $202,100, which is roughly 2% higher than the Average Home Value of $197,164 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 7% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,854, which is roughly 20% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $50,254 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 3% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.44Male Population Estimate: 51.6%
Female Population Estimate: 48.4%
Median Age: 41.1
Male Median Age: 40.3
Female Median Age: 42.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.1%
Other:1.4%
Indian:1.2%
Black:0.8%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 12.28%
Libertarian: 1.73%
Other: 1.58%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Parkerton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Converse County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Converse County: About 364.716 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Converse County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 21% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Wyoming is ranked #39 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 25.67 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 22.5The average living wage for the state of Wyoming is $29.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Wyoming a minimum wage score of 14.03 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Wyoming a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Wyoming is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 14.45 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Wyoming does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Wyoming does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Wyoming does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Wyoming does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Wyoming does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Wyoming does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Wyoming does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Wyoming does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Wyoming does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Wyoming does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Wyoming does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Wyoming does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Wyoming does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Wyoming does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Wyoming does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Wyoming does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 82637Latitude: 42.851100
Longitude: -105.973100
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5452.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 307