What is the population of Platte County, Wyoming?

The population of Platte County, Wyoming is 8,570, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Platte County, Wyoming?

The median household income in Platte County, Wyoming is $65,931, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Platte County, Wyoming is $56,041, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Platte County, Wyoming is 4.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Population	8,570	586,148	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4.1	6.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.22%	-0.08%	0.57%
Median age	48.5	37.4	37.1
Households	3,877	238,172	128,459,983

Year	Platte County

Group	Share

Platte County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,931	$74,833	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.23%	3.39%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$56,041	$235,717	$242,182
Median rent	$744	$967	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.5%	71.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	8.5	13.3	22.5
Work from home	7.1%	8.5%	13.4%

Platte County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	26.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.38	2.54

Platte County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Platte County	Wyoming Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.0	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.8%	12.7%	16.3%
Smokers	19.1%	18.6%	19.0%