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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Platte County is $25,302, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Platte County median household income is $41,299, which has grown by 21.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Platte County residents spend 16.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

Platte County	25,302 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	25,530 USD
Wyoming	31,087 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	32,195 USD
Wyoming	41,018 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	20,091 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Platte County	41,299 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Platte County	55,468 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Platte County	21.95%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Platte County		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.24%	$7,107, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.92%	$16,671, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$1,372, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.57%	$15,785, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Platte County	56,990 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Platte County	67,885 USD
Wyoming	84,442 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$42,059, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Hispanic	$16,094, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
One Race, Other	$9,332, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,042, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$15,833, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,337, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,250, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$27,500, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,150, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	3,622, 50.66%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,352, 64.94%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.75%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,325, 64.19%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,266, 97.46%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 2.54%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,270, 35.06%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	3,528, 49.34%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,807, 51.22%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,807, 51.22%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,764, 97.62%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	43, 2.38%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,721, 48.78%, see rank	37.14%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,030, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,044, 75.53%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	295, 7.32%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 0.32%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	204, 5.06%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	64, 1.59%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	410, 10.17%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Platte County	16.9 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,030	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	2,266, 56.23%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	667, 29.44%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	409, 18.05%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155, 6.84%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 2.03%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	264, 11.65%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	503, 22.20%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	1,764, 43.77%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	625, 35.43%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	545, 30.90%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	542, 30.73%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.34%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.40%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	39, 2.21%, see rank	4.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Platte County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,030, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	419, 10.40%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	169, 4.19%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 0.74%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	69, 1.71%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	543, 13.47%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	613, 15.21%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	36, 0.89%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	135, 3.35%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	156, 3.87%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	683, 16.95%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	728, 18.06%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	220, 5.46%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	229, 5.68%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Platte County	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,304	15.17%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	296	12.43%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.