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Platte County, NE


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Columbus, NE
Designated Market Area: Omaha, NE-IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 34,296   ( 2,059 from 2010 , 2 from 2020)
Land area: 674.0 square miles
Population density: 50.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:25,403 74.07% 6.5%
Black:3901.14% 204.7%
Indian:1200.35% 23.7%
Asian:3350.98% 116.1%
2+ races:2410.70% 19.9%
Hispanic:7,80722.76% 75.4%
Total non-White:8,89325.93% 75.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,034 15.1
Deaths:75811.1
Net Migration: -410-6.0
Net Immigration: 1281.9
Change in White population:-1,764 -5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:3,823 11.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
32,237
27,16784.27%
1280.40%
970.30%
1550.48%
2010.62%
4,45213.81%
5,07015.73%

2000
31,662
29,12691.99%
930.29%
740.23%
1320.42%
1520.48%
2,0726.54%
2,5368.01%

1990
29,820
29,23698.04%
940.32%
610.20%
880.30%
n/a
3411.14%
5841.96%

1980
28,852
28,58099.06%
170.06%
260.09%
650.23%
n/a
1290.45%
2720.94%

1970
26,508
26,45399.79%
50.02%
100.04%
330.12%
n/a
40.02%
55 0.21%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,265 13.5
2,2767.2
-1,449-4.6
4951.6
-1,959 -6.2
2,534 8.0
1990's
NumberRate
4,645 15.6
2,3768.0
-1,682-5.6
3031.0
-110 -0.4
1,952 6.5
1980's
NumberRate
5,309 18.4
2,403 8.3
-1,830 -6.3
n/a
656 2.3
312 1.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-700 -2.6
n/a
2,127 8.0
217 0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Platte County, NE
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.3
8,931 26.0%
25,365 74.0%
6,076 17.7%
13,292
2.54
8,750 65.8%
7,084 81.0%
779 8.9%
4,542 34.2%

2010
NumberPercent
38.2
8,514 26.4%
23,723 73.6%
4,802 14.9%
12,658
2.51
8,714 68.8%
7,100 81.5%
704 8.1%
3,944 31.2%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
9,181 29.0%
22,481 71.0%
4,377 13.8%
12,135
2.58
8,522 70.2%
7,344 86.2%
557 6.5%
3,613 29.8%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
9,277 31.1%
20,543 68.9%
3,959 13.3%
11,004
2.68
7,982 72.5%
7,048 88.3%
410 5.1%
3,022 27.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
9,046 31.4%
19,806 68.6%
3,529 12.2%
10,184
2.81
7,721 75.8%
6,948 90.0%
295 3.8%
2,463 24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Platte County, NE

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,085 
Median Value$195,800 
Occupied13,29294.4%
Vacant7935.6%
Owned9,93774.8%
Rented3,35525.2%
Median Rent$872 
Single-Family Units11,41081.0%
    Detached10,96277.8%
    Attached4483.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,3219.4%
Mobile Homes7515.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Platte County, NE

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002121.6%
$10,000 to $14,9995424.1%
$15,000 to $19,9994953.7%
$20,000 to $24,9995143.9%
$25,000 to $29,9993702.8%
$30,000 to $34,9995324.0%
$35,000 to $39,9996084.6%
$40,000 to $44,9995474.1%
$45,000 to $49,9996464.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0297.7%
$60,000 to $74,9991,51611.4%
$75,000 to $99,9992,19216.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,59112.0%
$125,000 to $149,9997966.0%
$150,000 to $199,9999036.8%
$200,000 or more7996.0%
Median Household Income69,943 
Per Capita Income35,991 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5404.1%
Public Assistance1961.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps9557.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,06683.7%
Unemployed1841.2%
In Armed Forces100.1%
Total Labor Force13,26084.9%
Not in Labor Force2,35315.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 16.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,1525,00358.8%
Non-Profit4161,04828.4%
Self-Employed1,59880766.4%
Local Government48465742.4%
State Government19821647.8%
Federal Government6210736.7%
Total Private + Self8,7505,81060.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,1602,02836.4%
Total9,9107,83855.8%
Pct. Govt.9.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,64114.8%
Sales and Office Occupations2,96516.7%
Professional, Technical3,62020.3%
Service Occupations2,20412.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3862.2%
All others6,37535.8%
White Collar 51.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing4,74126.6%
Retail trade1,93710.9%
Health care and social assistance1,84510.4%
Construction1,4007.9%
Educational services1,2777.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2376.9%
Other services1,0485.9%
Accommodation and food services8034.5%
Finance and insurance6773.8%
Transportation and warehousing5963.3%
Public administration4722.7%
Utilities4562.6%
Professional, scientific, technical4302.4%
Wholesale trade2851.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2641.5%
Information1170.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation980.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing610.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction360.2%
Management250.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Platte County, NE

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,24412.40%
Puerto Rican1180.34%
Cuban5911.73%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2,1886.39%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1,0263.00%
Honduran1,0723.13%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran900.26%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1340.39%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean250.07%
Colombian190.06%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian690.20%
Uruguayan210.06%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic230.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino670.20%
Korean300.09%
Chinese180.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English26,30982.6%
Spanish5,29816.6%
German, other Germanic610.2%
Other Indo-European370.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic360.1%
Korean310.1%
Arabic290.1%
Other210.1%
Other Asian180.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German12,90337.7%
Polish2,9028.5%
Irish2,8488.3%
Czech2,4217.1%
English1,9395.7%
American1,2593.7%
Swedish1,1913.5%
Norwegian7172.1%
Danish6391.9%
European3791.1%
Swiss3451.0%
Dutch3261.0%
French2620.8%
Welsh2510.7%
Italian2220.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen31,87893.2%
Not a citizen2,3416.8%
Native30,36188.7%
Foreign-born3,85811.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Platte County, NE

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,148 5.1%1,164 5.2%6,649 29.7%7,936 35.4%3,926 17.5%1,580 7.1%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,148 5.1%
9-12 Years 1,164 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,649 29.7%
Some College 7,936 35.4%
Bach. Degree 3,926 17.5%
Grad Degree 1,580 7.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Platte County, NE

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 15,627 15,341 286 1.8% 2.4%
1991 15,900 15,507 393 2.5% 2.7%
1992 16,149 15,758 391 2.4% 2.8%
1993 16,911 16,510 401 2.4% 2.8%
1994 17,621 17,228 393 2.2% 2.6%
1995 17,677 17,254 423 2.4% 2.6%
1996 18,025 17,549 476 2.6% 2.7%
1997 17,895 17,504 391 2.2% 2.4%
1998 17,817 17,220 597 3.4% 2.5%
1999 17,391 16,815 576 3.3% 2.7%
2000 17,356 16,877 479 2.8% 2.8%
2001 17,341 16,731 610 3.5% 3.1%
2002 17,163 16,420 743 4.3% 3.7%
2003 16,965 16,163 802 4.7% 3.9%
2004 16,948 16,219 729 4.3% 3.9%
2005 17,128 16,500 628 3.7% 3.8%
2006 17,623 17,141 482 2.7% 3.0%
2007 18,408 17,968 440 2.4% 2.9%
2008 18,359 17,830 529 2.9% 3.2%
2009 18,293 17,542 751 4.1% 4.7%
2010 17,629 16,871 758 4.3% 4.7%
2011 17,832 17,088 744 4.2% 4.4%
2012 18,009 17,369 640 3.6% 3.9%
2013 17,693 17,093 600 3.4% 3.7%
2014 17,325 16,812 513 3.0% 3.3%
2015 17,209 16,698 511 3.0% 3.0%
2016 17,068 16,476 592 3.5% 3.1%
2017 17,294 16,797 497 2.9% 2.9%
2018 17,469 16,999 470 2.7% 2.9%
2019 17,758 17,249 509 2.9% 3.0%
2020 17,741 17,090 651 3.7% 4.2%
2021 18,308 17,885 423 2.3% 2.7%
2022 18,600 18,208 392 2.1% 2.3%
2023 18,381 18,020 361 2.0% 2.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com