Platte County, NE Population

Overview

34,123

Total Population

37.8

Median age

49.13%

Female population %

103.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

65.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,065

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Platte County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Platte County is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Platte County's population under 18 was 26.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Platte County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Platte County, 22.14% were under the age of 15, 17.93% aged 15 to 29, 42.42% aged 30 to 64, 15.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 595 less females than males in Platte County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.13% females and 50.87% males in Platte County, NE.
The Platte County, NE gender ratio is 103.5:100 i.e. 103.5 men to 100 women (1.035).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,528.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,314.

Platte County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Platte County population: 87.61% are White, 0.76% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.84% are some other race and 6.82% are multiracial.
Platte County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,065 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,058 (79.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Platte County is White with a population of 29,894 (87.61% of the total population).

Platte County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 34,296 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Platte County's population increased by 758 (2.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Platte County's population increased by 1,978 (6.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Platte County's population was lowest in year 2004 at 30,996.