Platte County, Wyoming

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Key figures

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,612	582,397	334,922,499	2598th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,718	$76,176	$80,734	1364th of 3,221
Median Age	47.0	39.1	38.9	476th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	30.6%	35.7%	1882nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$297,900	$309,700	$332,700	641st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$781	$992	$1,413	2259th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.5%	12.5%	2920th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	3.7%	5.2%	1539th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.1	6.0	n/a	2904th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	3.5%	14.1%	3025th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1456th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	71.8%	65.2%	1352nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.8	18.8	26.4	3031st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	9.4%	15.1%	1740th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	415th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	49.5%	46.9%	1126th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.3%	n/a	n/a	2770th 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, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	81.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.8%	10.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.8	32.5	61.4

Age in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Median Age	47.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	22.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.4%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.8%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.1%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Households	3,848	243,318	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	58.9%	61.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.3%	12.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.2%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.7%	28.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,225	$42,668	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	14.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	8.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.7%	26.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Housing Units	4,688	277,141	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.7%	67.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.9%	12.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	28.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.9%	27.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,549	$1,767	n/a

Education in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	5.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.0%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.2%	36.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.4%	19.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	11.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.4%	65.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	3.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.7%	54.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.9%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Platte County, Wyoming

Statistic	Platte County, Wyoming	Wyoming	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.1%	41.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.6%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.4%	4.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	5.1%	16.7%

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