2024 population: 36,598 ( 1,443 from 2020)
Land area: 6853.6 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	31,652	86.49%	5.7%
Black:	413	1.13%	2.5%
Indian:	221	0.60%	18.8%
Asian:	279	0.76%	12.0%
2+ races:	671	1.83%	49.1%
Hispanic:	3,362	9.19%	8.3%

Total non-White:	4,946	13.51%	10.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,619	10.6
Deaths:	2,209	14.5
Net Migration:	-1,065	-7.0
Net Immigration:	232	1.5

Change in White population:	-1,928	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	485	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
38,041
33,580	88.27%
403	1.06%
186	0.49%
317	0.83%
450	1.18%
3,105	8.16%
4,461	11.73%

2010
39,911
36,267	90.87%
240	0.60%
176	0.44%
201	0.50%
352	0.88%
2,656	6.65%
3,644	9.13%

2000
38,478
35,833	93.13%
180	0.47%
154	0.40%
137	0.36%
246	0.64%
1,916	4.98%
2,645	6.87%

1990
36,713
34,779	94.73%
140	0.38%
91	0.25%
110	0.30%
n/a
1,593	4.34%
1,934	5.27%

1980
41,374
39,411	95.26%
92	0.22%
71	0.17%
103	0.25%
n/a
1,678	4.06%
1,963	4.74%

1970
34,498
32,776	95.01%
79	0.23%
50	0.14%
106	0.31%
n/a
1,411	4.09%
1,722	4.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
4,284	10.7
3,647	9.1
-2,256	-5.7
189	0.5

-2,687	-6.7
817	2.0

Number	Rate
2000's
4,938	12.8
3,488	9.1
-941	-2.4
187	0.5

434	1.1
999	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
4,917	13.4
3,759	10.2
82	0.2
89	0.2

1,054	2.9
711	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
6,258	15.1
3,603	8.7
-7,220	-17.5
n/a

-4,632	-11.2
-29	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,167	9.2
n/a

6,635	19.2
241	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

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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
Number	Percent
42.7
8,790	24.0%
27,808	76.0%
7,845	21.4%

15,962
2.33

9,947	62.3%
7,971	80.1%
982	9.9%
6,015	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
9,975	25.0%
29,936	75.0%
6,401	16.0%

16,561
2.37

10,828	65.4%
8,725	80.6%
967	8.9%
5,733	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
10,023	26.0%
28,455	74.0%
6,053	15.7%

15,707
2.41

10,588	67.4%
9,029	85.3%
722	6.8%
5,119	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
10,567	28.8%
26,146	71.2%
5,768	15.7%

14,309
2.53

10,192	71.2%
8,851	86.8%
818	8.0%
4,117	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
12,580	30.4%
28,794	69.6%
5,131	12.4%

15,121
2.71

11,373	75.2%
10,293	90.5%
557	4.9%
3,748	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	719	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	911	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	576	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	804	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	697	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	723	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	735	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	784	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	524	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,234	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,539	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,603	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,438	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	888	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,223	7.7%
$200,000 or more	564	3.5%

Median Household Income	62,759
Per Capita Income	33,622

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	806	5.0%
Public Assistance	337	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,679	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	15,665	76.6%
Unemployed	577	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	16,242	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	4,215	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,764	4,990	57.5%
Non-Profit	446	1,104	28.8%
Self-Employed	1,281	965	57.0%

Local Government	721	939	43.4%
State Government	409	416	49.6%
Federal Government	180	278	39.3%

Total Private + Self	8,045	5,955	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,756	2,737	39.1%
Total	9,801	8,692	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,473	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,696	19.8%
Professional, Technical	3,580	19.2%
Service Occupations	3,180	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	539	2.9%
All others	5,744	30.8%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,681	14.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,565	13.7%
Retail trade	2,472	13.2%
Educational services	1,843	9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,463	7.8%
Construction	1,296	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	1,111	5.9%
Other services	871	4.7%
Finance and insurance	788	4.2%
Public administration	746	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	616	3.3%
Manufacturing	490	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	475	2.5%
Utilities	409	2.2%
Wholesale trade	276	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	254	1.4%
Information	199	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	117	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,795	7.37%
Puerto Rican	145	0.38%
Cuban	4	0.01%
Dominican	78	0.21%

Total Central American	93	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	28	0.07%
Nicaraguan	15	0.04%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	50	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	263	0.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	74	0.20%
Japanese	71	0.19%
Vietnamese	39	0.10%
Korean	34	0.09%
Thai	28	0.07%
Indian	26	0.07%
Chinese	10	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	34,075	95.2%
Spanish	1,294	3.6%
Vietnamese	100	0.3%
German, other Germanic	98	0.3%
Other Indo-European	91	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	87	0.2%
Other Asian	31	0.1%
Tagalog	19	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,841	31.2%
Irish	4,961	13.1%
English	4,165	11.0%
American	2,231	5.9%
Swedish	1,459	3.8%
French	757	2.0%
European	751	2.0%
Scottish	737	1.9%
Polish	679	1.8%
Norwegian	661	1.7%
Dutch	658	1.7%
Italian	648	1.7%
Czech	427	1.1%
Danish	387	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	278	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	37,608	99.1%
Not a citizen	339	0.9%

Native	37,049	97.6%
Foreign-born	898	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
602	2.3%	1,094	4.2%	7,842	29.8%	11,368	43.2%	3,663	13.9%	1,763	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	602	2.3%
9-12 Years	1,094	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,842	29.8%
Some College	11,368	43.2%
Bach. Degree	3,663	13.9%
Grad Degree	1,763	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,359	17,865	494	2.7%
1991	19,140	18,581	559	2.9%
1992	19,556	18,941	615	3.1%
1993	19,496	18,763	733	3.8%
1994	20,013	19,296	717	3.6%
1995	20,563	19,731	832	4.0%
1996	19,913	19,159	754	3.8%
1997	20,209	19,511	698	3.5%
1998	20,839	20,157	682	3.3%
1999	19,775	19,162	613	3.1%

2000	20,405	19,759	646	3.2%
2001	21,627	20,932	695	3.2%
2002	21,947	21,220	727	3.3%
2003	22,643	21,843	800	3.5%
2004	23,102	22,303	799	3.5%
2005	23,215	22,423	792	3.4%
2006	23,364	22,722	642	2.7%
2007	23,854	23,228	626	2.6%
2008	23,978	23,278	700	2.9%
2009	23,754	22,792	962	4.0%

2010	21,504	20,508	996	4.6%
2011	21,687	20,736	951	4.4%
2012	21,476	20,646	830	3.9%
2013	21,431	20,624	807	3.8%
2014	21,027	20,340	687	3.3%
2015	20,905	20,291	614	2.9%
2016	21,107	20,451	656	3.1%
2017	20,749	20,109	640	3.1%
2018	20,592	19,962	630	3.1%
2019	20,643	19,946	697	3.4%

2020	20,599	19,804	795	3.9%
2021	20,864	20,373	491	2.4%
2022	20,795	20,325	470	2.3%
2023	20,487	20,032	455	2.2%
2024	19,327	18,795	532	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	18,496
Median Value	$162,295

Occupied	15,962	86.3%
Vacant	2,534	13.7%

Owned	10,735	67.3%
Rented	5,227	32.7%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	14,214	76.8%
Detached	13,717	74.2%
Attached	497	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,773	9.6%
Mobile Homes	1,553	8.4%

North Platte, NE Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

2022 Housing Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for North Platte, NE Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for North Platte, NE Market Area