Platte, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,284 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,284 (all nonfarm))

Platte, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 642 (589 occupied: 430 owner occupied, 159 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	32%

Housing density: 641 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2008: $315 (lower quartile is $239, upper quartile is $393)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $320

Median gross rent in Platte, SD in 2008: $452

Housing units in Platte with a mortgage: 148 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 243

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $104,066 (it was $57,300 in 2000)

Platte:	$104,066
South Dakota:	$126,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,640 - $150,779

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $99,569
Here: $99,569
State: $161,312

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,017
Here: $144,017
State: $220,834

In 2-unit structures: $26,853
Here: $26,853
State: $78,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,407
Here: $68,407
State: $141,220

Mobile homes: $13,409
Here: $13,409
State: $34,151

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,306

In family households: 1,086 (315 male householders, 50 female householders)
351 spouses, 354 children (340 natural, 5 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 220 (63 male householders (63 living alone)), 157 female householders (157 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 220 1-person.

295 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (8 men, 17 women).

97.6% of residents of Platte speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 9 (0.7%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Platte, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 91 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 83

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Platte, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 15 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 59
1970 to 1979: 92
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 68
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 256

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Platte:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 120 3 bedrooms: 155 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Platte:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 77 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Platte in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 104 2 vehicles: 203 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Platte in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 99 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Platte, SD:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $69,999: 22
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 28
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 88
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 33
$175,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 to $249,999: 16
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Platte rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Platte:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Platte, SD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.8%
Number of people working at home: 39 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 197
5 to 9 minutes: 231
10 to 14 minutes: 58
15 to 19 minutes: 23
20 to 24 minutes: 20
25 to 29 minutes: 5
30 to 34 minutes: 24
35 to 39 minutes: 4
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 4
60 to 89 minutes: 12
90 or more minutes: 6

Platte mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 492 (78%)
Carpooled: 46 (7%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 46 (7%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 39 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 66
$10,000 to $14,999: 72
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 48
$30,000 to $34,999: 67
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $44,999: 29
$45,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 36
$60,000 to $74,999: 50
$75,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Dutch: 452

German: 289

Norwegian: 158

English: 64

United States or American: 47

Czech: 37

Swedish: 29

Other groups: 27

Irish: 11

French (except Basque): 11

Czechoslovakian: 11

Swiss: 4

European: 3

Polish: 3

Luxemburger: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Danish: 2

Scotch-Irish: 2

Welsh: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Chile (56%)
Netherlands (33%)

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

This state: 1120
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 182
South: 11
West: 33

69% of Platte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in South Dakota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 164
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 52
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 83
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 74
Associate degree: 34
Bachelor's degree: 83
Master's degree: 10
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,757
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $68,766

Platte household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Platte marital status for males

Platte marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,344

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 508
One, attached: 16
Two: 24
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,815

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Platte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Electricity (10%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	21.8%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	23.3%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	58.3%
South Dakota:	17.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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