Language Spoken At Home in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,831 | 100% |
English only | 25,717 | 86.2% |
Language other than English | 4,114 | 13.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,707 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 3,647 | 12.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,606 | 5.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 365 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 56 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 46 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,195 | 100% |
American | 1,139 | 3.5% |
Arab | 118 | 0.4% |
Czech | 2,601 | 8.1% |
Danish | 516 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 576 | 1.8% |
English | 2,145 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 628 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 47 | 0.1% |
German | 16,438 | 51.1% |
Greek | 17 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 103 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,678 | 11.4% |
Italian | 254 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 480 | 1.5% |
Polish | 2,971 | 9.2% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 135 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 148 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 112 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 40 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,358 | 4.2% |
Swiss | 513 | 1.6% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 153 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,467 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,277 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,692 | 29.6% |
Married-couple family | 6,691 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,560 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 503 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 312 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,083 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 820 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 4,190 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 3,714 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 1,567 | 12.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,789 | 30.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,302 | 26.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,779 | 100% |
Householder | 12,467 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 6,711 | 21.1% |
Child | 10,625 | 33.4% |
Other relatives | 811 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,165 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 516 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,452 | 100% |
Never married | 3,804 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,976 | 56.0% |
Separated | 31 | 0.2% |
Widowed | 313 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,328 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,651 | 100% |
Never married | 2,896 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 7,022 | 55.5% |
Separated | 54 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 1,315 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 1,364 | 10.8% |
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 | 436 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 200 | 45.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 149 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 147 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 28.6% |
Less than 1 year | 8 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 3 | 2.0% |
3 or 4 years | 4 | 2.7% |
5 or more years | 27 | 18.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42 | 100% |
Who are female | 20 | 47.6% |
Who are married | 38 | 90.5% |
School Enrollment in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,537 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 599 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 306 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,771 | 44.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,323 | 27.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,538 | 18.0% |
Educational Attainment in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,841 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,164 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,080 | 5.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,653 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 5,973 | 28.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,371 | 11.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,464 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,136 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.3% |
Veteran Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 23,660 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,350 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,916 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,194 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 8,531 | 100% |
With a disability | 205 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 18,840 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,360 | 7.2% |
65 years and over | 4,545 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,629 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,778 | 100% |
Same house | 27,720 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,956 | 12.4% |
Same county | 2,308 | 7.3% |
Different county | 1,648 | 5.2% |
Same state | 1,180 | 3.7% |
Different state | 468 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 102 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,195 | 100% |
Native | 29,884 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 29,757 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 24,100 | 74.9% |
Different state | 5,657 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 127 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 2,311 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,311 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 580 | 25.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,731 | 74.9% |
Year of Entry in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,438 | 100% |
Native | 127 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 127 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,311 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 95 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,216 | 95.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Platte County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,311 | 100% |
Europe | 87 | 3.8% |
Asia | 117 | 5.1% |
Africa | 7 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,093 | 90.6% |
Northern America | 7 | 0.3% |