Platte County, Nebraska

Platte County, Nebraska is a county of the United States of Nebraska. The population of county in 2000 stood at 31662 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 32072, It is the 11th most populous county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is spread over 689.08 sq mi (1784.71 kmē), of which, 678.07 square miles (1756.19 kmē ) of it is land and 11.01 square miles (28.52 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 41st largest by total area among Nebraska's county. It is ranks eighth in the size of its inland waterways in Nebraska.

Platte County Nebraska
Map of Platte County, Nebraska

As of the census of 2000, there were 31662 people in the county, organized into 12076 households, and 8461 families living in the county. The population density was 46.7 people per square mile (18.03/kmē), it is 11th most densely populated county in Nebraska. There were 12916 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7.34/kmē). The average household size was 2.59 people, and the average family size was 3.14 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 29% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 32072, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 31233 White, 204 Black or African American, 147 American Indian, 197 Asian, 22 Native Hawaiian, and 269 from two or more races.

Platte County Nebraska Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Platte County Nebraska School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Platte County Nebraska GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39359, it is the tenth wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $47776, it is eighth wealthiest county by median family income in Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $18064, it is 14th wealthiest county by per capita income in Nebraska.

In 2000, 8809 pupils and students, of which 4424 are male and 4385 are female, 27.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 684 nursery or pri school, 551 kindergarten, 4116 elementary school, 2303 high school and 1155 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Newman Grove CityMadison County, Platte County0.510.5107971567.91624730329
2Columbus CityPlatte County9.178.970.19209712337.31834538874
3Cornlea VillagePlatte County0.090.09041452.2962733750
4Creston VillagePlatte County0.210.2102151040.61497427222
5Duncan VillagePlatte County0.40.40359890.21547536932
6Humphrey CityPlatte County0.430.4307861808.41886339250
7Lindsay VillagePlatte County0.340.3402768081710332232
8Monroe VillagePlatte County0.180.1803071753.81631137292
9Platte Center VillagePlatte County0.30.303591202.21643835114
10Tarnov VillagePlatte County0.030.030632117.51001429375
YearPopulation
April 2000 census31662
April 2000 Estimate31568
July 2000 Estimate31521
July 2001 Estimate31396
July 2002 Estimate31059
July 2003 Estimate30912
July 2004 Estimate30868
July 2005 Estimate31126
July 2006 Estimate31356
July 2007 Estimate31800
July 2008 Estimate32072
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school382302684
Kindergarten267284551
Elementary school202320934116
High school121010932303
College or graduate school5426131155
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Platte County, Nebraska$39359$47776$18064
Nebraska, United States$39250$48032$19613
United States$41994$50046$21587