Mid-Plains CC's Living Circumstances

North Platte Public Schools Overview

Mid-Plains Community College located in North Platte Public Schools area. A total of 11,935 households are located in North Platte Public Schools area. Among them, 3,852 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,117 and 6,483 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.73% (473) of residents are non-citizens and 5.43% (1,486) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of North Platte Public Schools, Nebraska
Household	11,935
Population	27,376
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,852 (32.27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,117
Total Students	6,483
Pre-Kindergarten	585
Kindergarten	248
Grade 1-8	3,095
Grade 9-12	1,411
College/Graduate School	1,144
Veterans	21,418
Non-citizen	473
Non-English Home Language	1,486
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

22,098 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,503 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,488 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 13,956 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for North Platte Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,743	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,046	87.65%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	873	6.35%
Public transportation	90	0.65%
Walked	321	2.34%
Other method	104	0.76%
Worked from home	309	2.25%
Average Commute Time	13 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,956	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,449	31.88%
Service	2,242	16.06%
Sales and office	2,747	19.68%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,159	15.47%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,359	16.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,956	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	459	3.29%
Construction	1,069	7.66%
Manufacturing	504	3.61%
Wholesale trade	238	1.71%
Retail trade	1,971	14.12%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,210	15.84%
Information	229	1.64%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	828	5.93%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	689	4.94%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,485	24.97%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,173	8.40%
Other services, except public administration	509	3.65%
Public administration	592	4.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,956	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,516	82.52%
Government workers	1,873	13.42%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	518	3.71%
Unpaid family workers	49	0.35%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,279 for the 11,935 households in North Platte Public Schools area, Nebraska. The average income of a single worker is $32,107. 24,913 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.76%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,935	-
Less than $10,000	735	6.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	701	5.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,022	8.56%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,113	9.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,632	13.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,367	19.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,668	13.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,802	15.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	502	4.21%
More than $200,000	393	3.29%
Median Household Income	$57,524	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,279	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,513	-
Less than $10,000	288	3.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	183	2.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	434	5.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	588	7.83%
$35,000 - $49,999	831	11.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,479	19.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,395	18.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,545	20.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	465	6.19%
More than $200,000	305	4.06%

Median Family Income	$74,126	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,508	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,107	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,895	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,895	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,754	-
With health insurance coverage	24,913	89.76%
Public coverage	8,844	31.87%
Private health insurance	19,971	71.96%
Without health insurance coverage	2,841	10.24%

Housing

There are 13,361 housing units in North Platte Public Schools area, Nebraska with 11,935 units (89.33%) occupied. 7,621 houses (63.85%) are occupied by owner and 4,314 houses (36.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $137,300 and the average rental cost is $755. 95 houses (0.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,344 houses (25.03%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,361	-
Occupied	11,935	89.33%
Owner Occupied	7,621	63.85%
Renter Occupied	4,314	36.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,960	67.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	633	4.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,666	19.95%
Mobile Homes	1,102	8.25%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,361	-
Built 2014 or later	95	0.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	329	2.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,305	9.77%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,262	9.45%
Built 1980 - 1989	771	5.77%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,935	21.97%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,634	12.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,686	12.62%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,344	25.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,361	-
1 room	521	3.90%
2 rooms	453	3.39%
3 rooms	1,117	8.36%
4 rooms	1,939	14.51%
5 rooms	2,595	19.42%
6 rooms	2,061	15.43%
7 rooms	1,790	13.40%
8 rooms	1,296	9.70%
9 rooms or more	1,589	11.89%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,361	-
no bedroom	527	3.94%
1 bedroom	1,518	11.36%
2 bedrooms	3,582	26.81%
3 bedrooms	4,983	37.30%
4 bedrooms	2,092	15.66%
5 bedrooms or more	659	4.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,621	-
Less than $50,000	930	12.20%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,438	18.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,831	24.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,342	17.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,242	16.30%
$300,000 - $499,999	610	8.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	183	2.40%
$1,000,000 or more	45	0.59%
Median House Value	$137,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,216	-
Less than $500	890	21.11%
$500 - $999	2,392	56.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	669	15.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	255	6.05%
$2,000 - $2,499	10	0.24%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$755	-

Demographic

A total of 28,105 people lives in North Platte Public Schools area, Nebraska with 13,863 male and 14,242 female. The males to female ratio is 49.33 to 50.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,105	-
Male	13,863	49.33%
Female	14,242	50.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,105	-
Under 5 years	1,676	5.96%
5 - 9 years	1,880	6.69%
10 - 14 years	1,990	7.08%
15 - 19 years	1,855	6.60%
20 - 24 years	1,469	5.23%
25 - 34 years	3,450	12.28%
35 - 44 years	3,600	12.81%
45 - 54 years	3,119	11.10%
55 - 59 years	1,949	6.93%
60 - 64 years	2,041	7.26%
65 - 74 years	2,712	9.65%
75 - 84 years	1,538	5.47%
85 years and older	826	2.94%
Median Age	39.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,105	-
One Race	27,643	98.36%
White	26,501	94.29%
Black or African American	520	1.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	134	0.48%
Asian	290	1.03%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.03%
Other	190	0.68%

Two or more races	462	1.64%
White and Black or African American	118	0.42%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	189	0.67%
White and Asian	55	0.20%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%