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69101

North Platte, NE · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,198
Median household income
$62,268
People below poverty
13.8%
Median home value
$188,700

Income

The median income of households in 69101 was $62,268. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9
$200,000 or more 4.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62912
Female 39797

An estimated 73.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,413. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.6
Social Security 38.5
Retirement income 19.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.3

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 69101 in 2020-2024, 93.6% had health insurance coverage and 6.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.6% and public coverage was 39.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.5%.


In 2020-2024, 69101 had a total population of 27,198 - 13,670 (50.3%) females and 13,528 (49.7%) males. The median age was 42.4 years. An estimated 22.7% of the population was under 18 years, 28% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 69101 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 743 764
5 to 9 943 848
10 to 14 919 760
15 to 19 1080 804
20 to 24 682 620
25 to 29 700 847
30 to 34 729 790
35 to 39 784 937
40 to 44 779 738
45 to 49 804 758
50 to 54 847 792
55 to 59 703 670
60 to 64 1142 1160
65 to 69 863 1069
70 to 74 788 658
75 to 79 481 430
80 to 84 275 598
85 and over 266 427

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87.5% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 11% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.7% of the people in 69101 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85% of the people in 69101 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,327 households in 69101. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 41% of the households in 69101 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.5% of all households, while 21.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.3% of all households.

In 69101, 27.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.7% of males and 45.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 24
Now married, except separated 48.7 45.9
Separated 2.7 2.2
Widowed 2.9 12.6
Divorced 14.7 15.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 69101, 300 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 49.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97% of the people living in 69101 were U.S. natives. 69.6% of the 69101 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3% of 69101 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 69101 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 69101.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47
Asia 22.3
Europe 10.1
Africa 20.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 69101 in 2020-2024, 5.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 69101 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.2
Different house, same county 8.9
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 69101 was 6,176 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 440 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,598. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,138.

Educational Attainment of People in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.9
High school diploma or equivalency 31.5
Some college, no degree 26.6
Associate's degree 13.5
Bachelor's degree 15
Graduate or professional degree 7.6

Disability

In 69101, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 69101, 61.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,214 75.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,325 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 907 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 69101 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.6
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 2.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 14.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15.3
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 69101 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,180 31
Service occupations 2,478 18.4
Sales and office occupations 2,852 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,385 10.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,591 19.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 86.1% of 69101 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 86.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 2.1
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 3.1

In 2020-2024, 69101 had a total of 13,683 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.4
Mobile homes 7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 69101 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 56.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 69101 had 12,327 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,356 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.2% while renters occupied 36.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.23 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.03.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 26.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 69101:

House Heating Fuel Used in 69101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 72.8
Electricity 25.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 69101 was $188,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.2 % had a mortgage. 44.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,489 and for owners without a mortgage it was $611.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 69101 was $912. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.