Platte County vs. Merrick County
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Platte County (NE) Merrick County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 33,363 7,733
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.5% -1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 32,237 7,855
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 32,237 7,845
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.3% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.1% 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.2% 20.6%
Female persons, percent 49.3% 49.9%
White alone, percent 95.1% 96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.1% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.8% 4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.4% 92.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,996 621
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.3% 2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 13,867 3,830
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 72.0% 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, 2009-2013 17.7% 6.5%
Building permits, 2018 60 27
Households, 2014-2018 13,000 3,324
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.3% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 16.3% 4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.1% 81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.2% 71.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.7% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 22.2% 17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.6% 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.3% 9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 72.2% 66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.5% 62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 40,941 4,370
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 179,887 24,333
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 851,113 369,169
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 541,183 72,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,560 $9,263
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 13.7 19.7
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, percent 8.5% 10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,037 237
Total employment, 2017 16,615 1,698
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 672,072 59,634
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.3% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,347 661
All firms, 2012 2,925 796
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,119 520
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,142 106
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,606 757
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 212 49
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,492 645
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 33.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 47.8 16.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 674.06 484.88
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.