Platte County, Nebraska Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Platte County, Nebraska, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Platte County, Nebraska. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Platte County, Nebraska. The estimated population of Platte County, Nebraska is 34,123 people, with a median age of 37.8.

We can look at the total population in Platte County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
34,123
+2.63%
+3.80%
2020
33,250
+0.23%
-
2019
33,174
+0.34%
-
2018
33,063
+0.57%
-
2017
32,875
 - -

Population of Platte County, Nebraska by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
76.2%
80%
 -4.75%
Black/African American
0.8%
0.4%
 +100.00%
Native
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hispanic
20.7%
17.6%
 +17.61%
Asian
0.7%
0.6%
 +16.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.2%
1%
 +20.00%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Platte County, Nebraska by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.8 -1.31% 37.6 +0.53% 38.1 -2.81%
2020 38.3 -0.26% 37.4 +1.08% 39.2 0%
2019 38.4 -0.26% 37 -0.27% 39.2 -0.51%
2018 38.5 +0.52% 37.1 +0.82% 39.4 +0.51%
2017 38.3 - 36.8 - 39.2 -

The median age of Platte County, Nebraska gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,338 +16.74% 2,202 +6.41% 2,752 2,344
10 to 19 2,528 -7.84% 2,318 +2.87% 2,326 2,381
20 to 29 2,083 -3.5% 1,783 +4.39% 2,009 1,862
30 to 39 1,838 +20.76% 1,992 +13% 2,246 2,252
40 to 49 2,095 -5.6% 1,673 -5.37% 1,978 1,582
50 to 59 2,227 -7.79% 2,015 +2.28% 2,054 2,059
60 to 69 1,964 +4.69% 2,149 -1.45% 2,057 2,105
70+ 1,589 +20.49% 2,081 +4.82% 1,937 2,179

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Platte County, Nebraska is $64,105.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Platte County.

  • Under 25
    $42,059.00
  • 25 to 44
    $73,993.00
  • 45 to 64
    $81,522.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,607.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Platte County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Platte County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Platte County, Nebraska is currently $78,975.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.00% of households in Platte County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Platte County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    13.72%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.94%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.81%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    18.94%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.77%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.82%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.00%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Platte County is $31,508.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Platte County by the total population of Platte County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Platte County, Nebraska, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Platte County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.67%
  • Bachelor's degree
    27.36%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    16.11%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    43.78%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.08%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Platte County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Platte County over the age of 16 is 26,044.

Of those people, a total of 69.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Platte County is 68.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,724 47.00% 4.60%
20 to 24 years 1,799 96.30% 0.50%
25 to 29 years 2,072 88.90% 1.40%
30 to 34 years 1,963 86.30% 0.90%
35 to 44 years 4,434 87.00% 3.80%
45 to 54 years 3,552 86.20% 2.50%
55 to 59 years 2,222 83.80% 0.40%
60 to 64 years 2,303 82.70% 1.90%
65 to 74 years 3,370 31.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 2,605 11.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Platte County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 23,245 69.00% 1.90%
Black or African American 178 83.70% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 38 94.70% 0.00%
Asian 188 21.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 100.00% 0.00%
Other 937 70.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,450 82.10% 4.50%
Hispanic or Latino 4,529 73.60% 3.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 20,758 68.80% 1.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Platte County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Platte County is 17,763, with median earnings of $37,815.00.

Women in Platte County, Nebraska earning approximately 74.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,763 $37,815.00
Male 9,639 $43,561.00
Female 8,124 $32,562.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,946 $52,553.00
Business and Financial 494 $65,682.00
Computer and Mathematical 244 $68,636.00
Architecture and Engineering 512 $66,989.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 126 $61,316.00
Community and Social Service 410 $22,037.00
Legal 18 $0.00
Educational and Library 1,214 $38,539.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 145 $31,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 776 $53,596.00
Healthcare Support 299 $30,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 96 $7,296.00
Law Enforcement 78 $52,500.00
Food Preparation and Serving 898 $10,349.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 632 $16,026.00
Personal Care and Service 388 $17,079.00
Sales 1,717 $31,625.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,578 $31,597.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 309 $32,292.00
Construction and Extraction 769 $36,420.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 744 $62,987.00
Production 3,108 $39,879.00
Transportation and Material Moving 606 $32,188.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,447 $55,664.00 499 $42,299.00
Business and Financial 291 $71,467.00 203 $43,794.00
Computer and Mathematical 119 $78,942.00 125 $56,635.00
Architecture and Engineering 477 $68,563.00 35 $57,961.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 62 $78,929.00 64 $44,000.00
Community and Social Service 189 $14,882.00 221 $30,664.00
Legal 18 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 192 $50,909.00 1,022 $35,878.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 55 $34,205.00 90 $28,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 131 $104,663.00 645 $50,107.00
Healthcare Support 19 $0.00 280 $31,023.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 45 $20,938.00 51 $6,199.00
Law Enforcement 71 $60,114.00 7 $39,375.00
Food Preparation and Serving 451 $10,284.00 447 $10,370.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 376 $30,833.00 256 $11,926.00
Personal Care and Service 25 $72,788.00 363 $16,787.00
Sales 754 $37,315.00 963 $25,547.00
Office and Administrative Support 295 $40,610.00 1,283 $30,326.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 235 $38,125.00 74 $14,500.00
Construction and Extraction 753 $36,117.00 16 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 741 $63,019.00 3 $0.00
Production 1,765 $42,692.00 1,343 $37,796.00
Transportation and Material Moving 541 $34,679.00 65 $18,542.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 13,306 households in Platte County, with an average household size of 2.53 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,891 families in Platte County with an average family size of 3.14 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,339 601 951 4,415
Average Household Size 3.17 3.22 3.61 1.16
Total Families 7,339 601 951 0
Average Household Size 3.15 2.95 3.22 0

Poverty

Of the 8,891 families in Platte County, 4.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Platte County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,987 housing units in Platte County, Nebraska.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 13,306 95.13%
Vacant 681 4.87%

23.56% of the total 13,987 housing units in Platte County are rental units. This is approximately 3,295 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,819 are occupied by the owner - or 70.20% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Platte County is $812.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Platte County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    192
  • Less than $500
    553
  • $500 to $999
    1,701
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    815
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    176
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    50

Property Value

The median value of a property in Platte County is $163,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Platte County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    648
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,261
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,250
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,111
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,106
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,207
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    185
  • $1,000,000 or more
    51

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Platte County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Platte County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,337
  • 1940 to 1949
    629
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,534
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,072
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,722
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,624
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,322
  • 2000 to 2009
    869
  • 2010 to 2013
    878
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Platte County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    794
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,197
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,569
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,746

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Platte County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Platte County that commute to work in a particular way.

14 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Platte County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,496
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    4,454
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    4,429
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,620
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,549
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    474
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    630
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    159
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    88
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    262
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    283
  • 90 or more minutes
    149

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Platte County, Nebraska in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Platte County, Nebraska

We have data for 25 places in Platte County, Nebraska. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.