Platte County Information
Platte in
Nebraska occupies
689 square miles and has a 2006 population of
31,962, a change from a 2000 population of
31,568 and
29,820 in 1990.
14% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.6% percent is 25-35, and
13.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
33 acts of violent crime reported in
Platte in 2004, a change from
20 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
478 people:
2.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.8%.
Read more about
Platte, Nebraska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Platte | |
| State | Nebraska | |
| Land Area | 689 sq. miles | Ranked 1,466 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 31,962 | Ranked 1,370 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 31,590 | |
| Population 2000 | 31,568 | Ranked 1,360 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 29,820 | Ranked 1,303 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.9% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 33 | 20 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 10 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 21 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 651 | 1,038 |
| Burglaries | 85 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 542 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 24 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 17,502 | 17,558 |
| Unemployed Population | 478 | 485 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 2.8% |
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