Language Spoken At Home in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 83,948 | 100% |
English only | 78,057 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 5,891 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,462 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 2,128 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 873 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,587 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 533 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,550 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 802 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 626 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 254 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,567 | 100% |
American | 8,351 | 9.3% |
Arab | 181 | 0.2% |
Czech | 516 | 0.6% |
Danish | 795 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,879 | 2.1% |
English | 12,593 | 14.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,706 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 206 | 0.2% |
German | 24,389 | 27.2% |
Greek | 225 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 360 | 0.4% |
Irish | 14,495 | 16.2% |
Italian | 4,075 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,107 | 1.2% |
Polish | 1,822 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 98 | 0.1% |
Russian | 635 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,639 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 2,628 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 142 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,126 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 2,065 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 363 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 39 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 937 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 173 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 36,104 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 24,398 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,730 | 32.5% |
Married-couple family | 19,340 | 53.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,408 | 23.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,408 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 866 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,650 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,456 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 11,706 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 9,594 | 26.6% |
65 years and over | 2,623 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,606 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,111 | 19.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 88,722 | 100% |
Householder | 36,104 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 19,362 | 21.8% |
Child | 26,007 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 3,477 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 3,772 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,993 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 34,983 | 100% |
Never married | 9,907 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 20,547 | 58.7% |
Separated | 442 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 883 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 3,204 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,649 | 100% |
Never married | 8,482 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 20,018 | 54.6% |
Separated | 648 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 2,623 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 4,878 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,374 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 370 | 26.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Grandparents in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,431 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 560 | 39.1% |
Less than 1 year | 135 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 124 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 2.8% |
5 or more years | 261 | 18.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 560 | 100% |
Who are female | 341 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 454 | 81.1% |
School Enrollment in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,159 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,596 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,440 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,542 | 39.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,062 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 6,519 | 27.0% |
Educational Attainment in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 60,395 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,000 | 1.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,698 | 4.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,359 | 23.8% |
Some college, no degree | 14,659 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 4,321 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,222 | 25.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,136 | 13.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.7% |
Veteran Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 67,308 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,876 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 88,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,768 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 21,820 | 100% |
With a disability | 944 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 56,971 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,347 | 7.6% |
65 years and over | 9,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,477 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 88,496 | 100% |
Same house | 72,504 | 81.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,601 | 17.6% |
Same county | 6,004 | 6.8% |
Different county | 9,597 | 10.8% |
Same state | 5,194 | 5.9% |
Different state | 4,403 | 5.0% |
Abroad | 391 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,567 | 100% |
Native | 84,662 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 83,779 | 93.5% |
State of residence | 45,330 | 50.6% |
Different state | 38,449 | 42.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 883 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 4,905 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,905 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,472 | 50.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,433 | 49.6% |
Year of Entry in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,788 | 100% |
Native | 883 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 863 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 4,905 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 110 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,795 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,905 | 100% |
Europe | 1,069 | 21.8% |
Asia | 1,759 | 35.9% |
Africa | 577 | 11.8% |
Oceania | 192 | 3.9% |
Latin America | 1,167 | 23.8% |
Northern America | 141 | 2.9% |