La Platte, NE

Census Place

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2023 Population
35
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2019 Median Household Income
$55,556
5.58% 1-year growth
2018 Median Property Value
$9,999

About

None of the households in La Platte, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2018, the median property value in La Platte, NE was $9,999, and the homeownership rate was NaNk%.

Population & Diversity

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Economy

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

Property

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Median Property Taxes
±$35

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Platte, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Platte, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,556
Median Household Income
± $35,749
0
Number of Households
± 40

In 2019, the median household income of the 0 households in La Platte, NE grew to $55,556 from the previous year's value of $52,619.

The following chart displays the households in La Platte, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Platte, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Health

NaNM% of the population of La Platte, NE has health coverage, with NaNM% on employee plans, NaNM% on Medicaid, NaNM% on Medicare, NaNM% on non-group plans, and NaNM% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, NaNM% were men and NaNM% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in NaNN% under 18 years, NaNN% between 18 and 34 years, NaNN% between 35 and 64 years, and NaNN% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, NaNM% were men and NaNM% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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Non-Group
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Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Platte, NE stayed by NaNM% from 0% to NaNM%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Platte, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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