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People QuickFacts |
Platte County |
Wyoming |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
8,294 | 532,668 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-5.8% | 7.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
8,807 | 493,782 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
4.9% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.0% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
18.9% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.3% | 49.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
97.7% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 2.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
6.6% | 7.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
91.6% | 86.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.8% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 2.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.7% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.9% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.2% | 21.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,458 | 77,143 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
14.5 | 17.8 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
4,707 | 246,393 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.0% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.1% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$84,100 | $96,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
3,625 | 193,608 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.40 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$42,770 | $52,433 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,530 | $19,134 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.0% | 9.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Platte County |
Wyoming |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
291 | 20,7651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
2,301 | 215,6151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
6.6% | 23.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
779 | 43,950 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
973 | 53,103 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.2% | 24.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 4,061,516 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
20,258 | 3,331,043 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
76,914 | 5,783,756 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,764 | $11,586 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
12,242 | 984,684 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
28 | 2,669 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
75,822 | 5,969,4871 |
