Census › Nebraska › Platte County
Platte County, NE
| Population | 34,716 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 34,296 | P1 |
| Median age | 37.7 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 26.6% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 18.3% | B01001 |
| Households | 13,658 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 12.3% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $71,552 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $88,380 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $36,874 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.0% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 18,328 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 16.1 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.0% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 14,325 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.6% | B25003 |
| Renters | 28.4% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $223,900 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $897 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 72.7% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.7% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23.7% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.2% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 94% of Nebraska's ($76,475); poverty 9.8% against 10.6%; 1.8% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Columbus 24,488 · median household income $64,626
- Humphrey 713 · median household income $73,977
- Duncan 612 · median household income $74,688
- Lakeview 447 · median household income $138,397
- Platte Center 318 · median household income $76,250
- Lindsay 313 · median household income $84,167
- Monroe 252 · median household income $75,500
- Creston 170 · median household income $64,792
- Cornlea 42 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Tarnov 27 · median household income $77,917
FURP records in Platte County, NE
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 331 | $515,466,674 revenue (latest return) | NEBRASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVE INC ($261,718,447) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 7 | $15,419,499 paid by nonprofits | B-D CONSTRUCTION ($8,478,267) |
| Form D issuers | 2 | $6,050,000 amount sold | Flatwater Bancshares, Inc. ($5,000,000) |
| Political committees | 5 | SHASTEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 122 | 165 plans | KATANA SUMMIT, LLC (6) |
| Open Payments recipients | 120 | $154,856 industry payments | MICHAEL PITNER ($23,670) |
| Food recall firms | 1 | 1 recalls | Tasty Toppings Inc (1) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 50 | 270 patents and marks | VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, LLC (81) |
| Federal award recipients | 3,570 | $462,677,474 federal awards | NEBRASKA ELECTRIC G&T COOP ($200,000,000) |
| State business registrations | 136 | SAUNDERS ARCHERY COMPANY |
Cross-reference: 331 nonprofits for 34,716 residents is 95.3 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $515,466,674 is $14,848 per resident, 52.7% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHAEL T HANSEN | DIRECTOR | HEALTHPARK TITLE COMPANY | $1,053,012 | 2025 | 14.7x |
| 2 | MICHAEL HANSEN | CEO/PRESIDENT | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | $1,002,443 | 2024 | 14.0x |
| 3 | SHAWN BRANDENBURG | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $892,327 | 2022 | 12.5x |
| 4 | MATTHEW PIEPER | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $856,895 | 2024 | 12.0x |
| 5 | ANTHONY KRUEGER | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $833,684 | 2024 | 11.7x |
| 6 | JOHN BEAUVAIS | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $787,002 | 2024 | 11.0x |
| 7 | Dustin Volkmer MD | Physician | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $656,980 | 2018 | 9.2x |
| 8 | MARK HOWERTER MD | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $628,867 | 2024 | 8.8x |
| 9 | Ian Crabb MD | Physician | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $598,464 | 2018 | 8.4x |
| 10 | EDWARD FEHRINGER MD | PHYSICIAN | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | $557,907 | 2020 | 7.8x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $71,552.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- NEBRASKA ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVE INC Columbus, NE · $261,718,447
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC Columbus, NE · $184,724,924
- GOOD NEIGHBOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER Columbus, NE · $14,142,881
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Columbus, NE · $12,781,611
- HANEY FAMILY FOUNDATION Columbus, NE · $11,052,402
- LINDSAY AREA DEVELOPMENT Lindsay, NE · $4,831,851
- COLUMBUS FAMILY Y INC Columbus, NE · $4,130,197
- COLUMBUS AREA UNITED WAY INC Columbus, NE · $1,785,415
- COLUMBUS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC Columbus, NE · $1,355,945
- SCHOOL DISTRICT OF COLUMBUS FOUNDATION INC Columbus, NE · $1,192,839
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- B-D CONSTRUCTION Columbus, NE · $8,478,267
- RVW INC Columbus, NE · $3,256,537
- BIERMAN CONTRACTING INC Columbus, NE · $2,746,252
- GEHRING CONSTRUCTION READY MIX CO Columbus, NE · $462,228
- TUCKER MASONRY CO Columbus, NE · $230,038
- RVW & ASSOCIATES Columbus, NE · $145,384
- GEHRING CONTSTRUCTION & READY MIX Columbus, NE · $100,793
Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold
- Flatwater Bancshares, Inc. Columbus, NE · $5,000,000
- CBUS Hotels, LLC Columbus, NE · $1,050,000
Political committees
- BEHLEN MFG CO PAC Columbus, NE
- DONNA ANDERSON FOR CONGRESS Columbus, NE
- PARKER FOR CONGRESS Columbus, NE
- RAIMONDO FOR US SENATE Columbus, NE
- SHASTEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE Columbus, NE
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- KATANA SUMMIT, LLC Columbus, NE · 6
- PILLEN FAMILY FARMS, INC. Columbus, NE · 6
- BEHLEN MFG. CO. Columbus, NE · 5
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. Columbus, NE · 5
- PROGRESSIVE SWINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC Columbus, NE · 5
- COLUMBUS HYDRAULICS COMPANY Columbus, NE · 4
- MEAD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. Columbus, NE · 4
- COLUMBUS HYDRAULICS COMPANY Columbus, NE · 3
- MEAD HOLDING COMPANY, INC. Columbus, NE · 3
- BANK OF LINDSAY Lindsay, NE · 2
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- MICHAEL PITNER Columbus, NE · $23,670
- MYRON E. MORSE Columbus, NE · $18,356
- JEREMY ALBIN Columbus, NE · $15,735
- SUSAN M ALEXANDER Columbus, NE · $10,470
- SHAWN R BRANDENBURG Columbus, NE · $8,652
- ANTHONY M WHITE Columbus, NE · $7,935
- KADY KIICHLER Columbus, NE · $7,173
- NICHOLAS WULF Columbus, NE · $5,703
- ANNE ROBERTS Columbus, NE · $5,373
- NICHOLE COSGROVE Columbus, NE · $3,980
Food recall firms: biggest by recalls
- Tasty Toppings Inc Duncan, NE · 1
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- VISHAY DALE ELECTRONICS, LLC Columbus, NE · 81
- BEHLEN MFG. CO. Columbus, NE · 27
- Nebraska Irrigation Inc. Columbus, NE · 21
- Saunders Archery Company Columbus, NE · 16
- Duo Lift Manufacturing Company, Inc. Columbus, NE · 13
- Midwest Medical Transport Company, LLC Columbus, NE · 8
- Columbus Hydraulics Company, LLC Columbus, NE · 7
- Tasty-Toppings, Inc. Columbus, NE · 7
- DNA Genetics, LLC Columbus, NE · 6
- Lindsay Manufacturing Company Lindsay, NE · 6
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- NEBRASKA ELECTRIC G&T COOP Columbus, NE · $200,000,000
- LINDSAY INTERNATIONAL SALES & SERVICE, LLC Lindsay, NE · $72,000,000
- EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT Columbus, NE · $50,427,620
- SOCHA, LLC Columbus, NE · $25,659,306
- COLUMBUS HOUSING AUTHORITY Columbus, NE · $13,612,294
- MIDWEST MEDICAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, LLC Columbus, NE · $10,204,544
- CITY OF COLUMBUS Columbus, NE · $8,151,095
- COUNTY OF PLATTE Platte (County), NE · $7,373,555
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT Columbus, NE · $6,558,153
- PLATTE COUNTY AMBULANCE CO Columbus, NE · $6,334,358
All 8 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9653.02 | 5,831 | $54,976 | 11.3% | 39.2 |
| Census Tract 9654 | 5,625 | $71,156 | 7.6% | 35.7 |
| Census Tract 9656 | 5,155 | $54,650 | 19.7% | 29.9 |
| Census Tract 9655 | 5,076 | $61,184 | 7.0% | 38.6 |
| Census Tract 9652.98 | 3,873 | $98,322 | 4.0% | 41.7 |
| Census Tract 9657 | 3,389 | $73,695 | 13.3% | 49.0 |
| Census Tract 9651 | 3,191 | $90,568 | 3.7% | 36.1 |
| Census Tract 9653.01 | 2,576 | $95,147 | 7.7% | 42.0 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0