Platte County, NE Demographic Data

Platte County, NE Summary

Platte County is located in Nebraska
  • Population: 32,477
  • Area: 684.59 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 674.06 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 10.53 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 47.44 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,662.73 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Platte County, NE Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
16,215
50%
50.8
Male
16,488
50%
49.2
Total Population
32,703
 
323,128,000

Platte County, NE Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,401
7.3% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,104
6.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,649
8.1% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,240
6.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,027
6.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,863
11.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,727
11.4% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,239
13.0% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,024
6.2% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,288
7.0% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,665
8.1% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,698
5.2% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
778
2.4% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
24,144
73.8%
77.2
Female
12,097
50.1%
51.3
Male
12,047
49.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
22,801
69.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,404
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,141
15.7%
15.2
Female
2,824
54.9%
55.8
Male
2,317
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0

Platte County, NE Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
32,230
98.6% 
96.8
White
31,340
95.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
93
0.3% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
37
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
202
0.6% 
5.4
Asian Indian
25
0.1% 
1.2
Chinese
93
0.3% 
1.3
Filipino
34
0.1% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
28
0.1% 
0.4
Vietnamese
10
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
558
1.7% 
5.1
Two or More Races
473
1.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,527
16.9% 
17.8
Mexican
3,842
11.7% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
32
0.1% 
1.7
Cuban
475
1.5% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,178
3.6% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,176
83.1% 
82.2

Platte County, NE Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,143
5.4% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,193
5.6% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,646
31.2% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,149
24.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,598
12.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,113
14.6% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,440
6.8% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,336
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,946
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,553
21.4%
31.2

Platte County, NE Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,626
25.9%
33.7%
Now Married
14,560
57.0%
47.5
Divorced
2,486
9.7%
11.0%
Separated
268
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,609
6.3
5.8%

Platte County, NE Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,598
84.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,704
15.5%
21.6%
Spanish
4,395
14.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
165
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
144
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Platte County, NE Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
623
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
652
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,270
10.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,174
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,735
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,907
22.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,041
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,512
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
477
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
346
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
58,473
 
57,617
Per capita income
27,052
 
31,128

Platte County, NE Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,071
6.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,005
5.8%
9.8
Construction
1,451
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,078
17.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
601
3.4%
6.6
Information
240
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,012
28.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
568
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
932
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
436
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,683
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,021
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
379
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,109
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,150
29.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,465
25.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,411
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,342
13.4%
18.1%

Platte County, NE Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,167
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,642
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,054
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
705
4.1%
2.7
Other means
134
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
632
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.1
 
26.6

Platte County, NE Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
620
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,082
24.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,338
41.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,697
29.0%
21.0

Platte County, NE Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
12,737
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,139
71.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,598
28.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
869
6.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5

Platte County, NE Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,606
1 room
134
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
257
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
1,069
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,633
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,545
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,876
13.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,868
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,729
12.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,495
18.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Platte County, NE Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,606
 
 
1-unit, detached
10,517
77.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
299
2.2%
5.9
2-units
473
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
361
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
349
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
327
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
627
4.6%
9.0
Mobile home
653
4.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Platte County, NE Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,643
19.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
690
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,896
13.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,795
13.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,624
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,360
10.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,182
8.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,171
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
214
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.2%
1.4%

Platte County, NE Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,827
30.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
761
6.0%
4.7
Electricity
7,842
61.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
126
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
113
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
46
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.2%
1.1

Platte County, NE Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,248
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
48
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
128
2.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
140
2.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
194
3.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
607
11.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,973
37.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,158
41.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,878
55.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,017
19.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
382
7.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
290
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
639
12.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%

Platte County, NE Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,387 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
38
1.1%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
68
2.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
330
9.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
955
28.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,996
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
211
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
674
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
961
28.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
658
19.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
383
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
397
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
212
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
756
22.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
231
0.0%
0.0%

Platte County, NE Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,139
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
689
7.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,130
23.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,678
29.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,536
16.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,340
14.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
588
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
134
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
44
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,200
 
205,000