Platte County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.4%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Platte County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Platte County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 15,700	(49.6%)
Females: 15,962	(50.4%)

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Platte County:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,215
Nebraska:	$47,085

Platte County:	$112,497
Nebraska:	$122,200

This county:	$438
State:	$497

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 148
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 137
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Platte County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $732 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbus, Humphrey, Platte Center, Duncan, Monroe, Lindsay, Creston, Tarnov, Cornlea.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Butler County , Colfax County , Madison County , Merrick County , Nance County , Polk County , Stanton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Platte County: Quail Run Golf Course (A), Lake North Campground (B), Tarnov (C), Tailrace Park Campground (D), Oconee (E), Steepleview Golf Course (F), Southgate Campground (G), Country Shadows Golf Course (H), Sheldonville (I), Sheldon Camp (J), Loup Park Campground (K), Behlen (L), Elks Country Club Golf Course (M), Hower (N), Powerhouse Park Campground (O), North Education Center (P), Administration Building (Q), East Education Center (R), Faculty Center (S), Resource Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Platte County include: Saint Bernard Catholic Church (A), Saint Anthonys Church (B), Christ Church (C), Postville Church (D), Palestine Church (E), Okay Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Gruetli Church (H), Shell Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friends Cemetery (1), Tracy Valley Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3), Stretter Cemetery (4), Creston Pioneer Cemetery (5), Greenwood Cemetery (6), Saint Francis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bellwood Lake (A), Goedeken Reservoir (B), Lake North (C), Loseke-Frese Reservoir (D), Lake Babcock (E), Lake Babcock-Lake North (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Barnum Creek (B), Lost Creek (C), Schaad Creek (D), Elm Creek (E), Looking Glass Creek (F), Loup River (G), Loseke Creek (H), Tracy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Platte County include: Tailrace Park (1), George Syas State Wildlife Management Area (2), Lookingglass Creek State Wildlife Management Area (3), West Hill Community Historical Marker (4), Columbus Races Thoroughbred Track (5), Loup Park (6), Powerhouse Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.4%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Current college students: 1,155
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,288 (28% naturalized citizens)

Platte County:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,901
• One, attached: 182
• Two: 507
• 3 or 4: 401
• 5 to 9: 433
• 10 to 19: 239
• 20 or more: 444
• Mobile homes: 801
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Platte County with a mortgage: 4,332 (388 second mortgage, 504 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,774

Here:	61.0% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Platte County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,982 (81%) Carpooled: 1,533 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 43 (0%) Walked: 372 (2%) Other means: 87 (1%) Worked at home: 997 (6%)

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.03% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,460 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($10,172 average AGI)

Platte County:	1.68%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Lancaster County, NE	0.54% ($25,738 average AGI)
from Colfax County, NE	0.46% ($31,655)
from Madison County, NE	0.43% ($20,255)
from Butler County, NE	0.39% ($28,022)
from Douglas County, NE	0.27% ($31,625)
from Hall County, NE	0.18% ($28,727)
from Polk County, NE	0.18% ($30,227)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.59% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,249 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($10,006 average AGI)

Platte County:	1.97%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Lancaster County, NE	1.15% ($25,345 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.79% ($30,726)
to Madison County, NE	0.37% ($33,182)
to Colfax County, NE	0.35% ($25,857)
to Butler County, NE	0.23% ($28,000)
to Nance County, NE	0.17% ($23,700)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.17% ($28,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,899 (2,695 aged, 204 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,060 (7,312 male householders, 1,210 female householders)

  7,281 spouses, 10,194 children (9,408 natural, 296 adopted, 490 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 218 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 212 other relatives, 364 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,276 (1,705 male householders (1,357 living alone)), 1,908 female householders (1,777 living alone)), 663 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 326 (226 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,700 2-persons, 1,761 3-persons, 1,550 4-persons, 960 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,134 1-person, 355 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

92.2% of residents of Platte County speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,896,000 ($4093 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,546,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,433,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,859,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,361,000
Federal grants: $17,157,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,793,000 ($37,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,293,000 ($1,048,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $523,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,757,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,883,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.5

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

61% of Platte County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Nebraska.

Platte County:	61.0%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 25183
• Northeast: 273
• Midwest: 2814
• South: 764
• West: 1242

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,200

Here:	32.3%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	24.6%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	15.1%
Nebraska:	20.0%