Platte County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,716	1,978,707	334,922,499	1348th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,552	$76,475	$80,734	1079th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	37.2	38.9	2640th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.0%	34.6%	35.7%	1503rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$223,900	$238,600	$332,700	1143rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$897	$1,072	$1,413	1461st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2475th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.0%	5.2%	2945th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	51.4	25.8	n/a	1508th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.3%	8.0%	14.1%	274th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	386th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	66.5%	65.2%	2078th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.1	19.2	26.4	3006th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	11.0%	15.1%	2599th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1749th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	48.8%	46.9%	1500th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	994th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.7%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.5	41.3	61.4

Age in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	37.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	26.6%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	13,658	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.1%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,874	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	14,325	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.5%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.7%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,885	$3,549	n/a

Education in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	9.7%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Platte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Platte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.1%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	80.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	18.5%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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