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People QuickFacts | Platte County | Wyoming
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 582,658
Population, 2012 estimate | 8,756 | 576,626
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,667 | 563,626
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 3.4%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.0% | 2.3%
Population, 2010 | 8,667 | 563,626
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 4.6% | 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 19.3% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 21.5% | 13.1%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.7% | 48.9%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 96.8% | 93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.6% | 1.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 2.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.5% | 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.3% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 7.4% | 9.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 90.0% | 84.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 85.8% | 81.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.2% | 3.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 4.3% | 6.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 90.0% | 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 19.1% | 24.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,020 | 51,203
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 17.9 | 18.5
Housing units, 2012 | 4,666 | 265,162
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 79.5% | 70.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 5.6% | 16.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $133,300 | $184,400
Households, 2008-2012 | 3,662 | 221,479
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.34 | 2.48
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $26,016 | $28,858
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $44,917 | $56,573
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.3% | 11.0%
Business QuickFacts | Platte County | Wyoming
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 270 | 20,329
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,155 | 208,385
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -0.9% | 1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 791 | 45,633
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,065 | 61,179
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.0% | 25.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 8,834,810
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,092 | 6,352,890
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 93,405 | 8,957,553
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,163 | $17,114
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,103 | 1,469,008
Building permits, 2012 | 43 | 2,110
Geography QuickFacts | Platte County | Wyoming
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 2,084.21 | 97,093.14
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 4.2 | 5.8
FIPS Code | 31 | 56
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts