County profile
Platte County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#827 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,808
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,033
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
35,649
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$71.6k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
23.0%±2.2%
Poverty rate
9.8%±2.0%
Business applications
305 · 2025
Retail establishments
155
43.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing40%
Retail trade20%
Health care15%
Food & accommodation10%
Construction9%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
35,649
residents · 2025 · +3.9% since 2020
Income per capita $61.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,141
International migration+1,838
Natural change+656
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.8B2020
$3.2B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.9B2023
$3.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$223.9k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$897/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
4.7%±1.5%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$71.8M
409 units · 11.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
70.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 98Strong wind 93Tornado 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3052016
3312017
3442018
3672019
3812020
4142021
4782022
5082023
5332024
5622025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 354% since 2021902021
782022
612023
1162024
4092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
83.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
NCRC
Nearest port
118.6 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
94.1 km
CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Platte?
Platte's economy produced $3.9B in 2024, growing 0.3% year over year — slower than 78% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.