Platte township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 23.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population: 290 (all rural)
| Males: 154 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 136 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 288 (222 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Platte township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.0%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.67
| Platte township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Platte township: | $51,748 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $541 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $144,933 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $144,933 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Denman (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Platte township: Rowe Sanctuary (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Platte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 279
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 8
- South: 16
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Platte township with a mortgage: 12 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Other financial specialists (13%)
- Child care workers (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Platte township:
- German (52.7%)
- United States or American (5.5%)
- English (4.7%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Italian (4.3%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- French Canadian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 107 (73%)
- Carpooled: 17 (12%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
91.6% of residents of Platte township speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 315- In family households: 293 (75 male householders, 15 female householders)
72 spouses, 116 children (103 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (11 male householders (8 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 3 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (6 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |