| | People QuickFacts | Platte County | Wyoming |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 8,796 | 568,158 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,667 | 563,626 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.5% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 8,667 | 563,626 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.6% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.6% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.6% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.8% | 49.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.1% | 93.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 2.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 7.0% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 90.7% | 85.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.0% | 81.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.4% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.7% | 6.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.0% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.3% | 23.6% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,042 | 53,250 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.9 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,657 | 265,528 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.5% | 70.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $127,600 | $174,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,737 | 217,688 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.31 | 2.44 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,185 | $27,860 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,947 | $53,802 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.3% | 9.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Platte County | Wyoming |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 275 | 20,2312 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,175 | 205,0462 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 0.8 | 17.42 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 768 | 45,614 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,065 | 61,179 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.0% | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 8,834,810 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,092 | 6,352,890 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 93,405 | 8,957,553 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,163 | $17,114 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,103 | 1,469,008 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 10 | 2,114 |