Platte County vs. Merrick County

Platte County (NE)Merrick County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)33,3637,733
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.5%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)32,2377,855
Population, Census, April 1, 201032,2377,845
Persons under 5 years, percent7.3%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%20.6%
Female persons, percent49.3%49.9%
White alone, percent95.1%96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.2%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.8%4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.4%92.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,996621
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.3%2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)13,8673,830
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.0%73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$143,900$100,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,172$1,054
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$476$436
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$755$638
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%6.5%
Building permits, 20186027
Households, 2014-201813,0003,324
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201816.3%4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.1%81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.2%71.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.7%94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.2%17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.6%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.2%66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.5%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)40,9414,370
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,88724,333
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)851,113369,169
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)541,18372,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,560$9,263
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.719.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,617$54,197
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,847$29,038
Persons in poverty, percent8.5%10.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,037237
Total employment, 201716,6151,698
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)672,07259,634
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.3%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,347661
All firms, 20122,925796
Men-owned firms, 20121,119520
Women-owned firms, 20121,142106
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,606757
Veteran-owned firms, 201221249
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,492645
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%33.3%
Population per square mile, 201047.816.2
Land area in square miles, 2010674.06484.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Platte county (NE) and Merrick county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.