North Platte, Nebraska demographics

North Platte, NE demographics: median age 40.2; 20.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · North Platte city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3135000. The survey estimates a population of 22,831 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in North Platte is 40.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 10,415 households (±252). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.2 ±2.1	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	5,240 ±410	23.0% ±1.8 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	4,595 ±330	20.1% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	8,433 ±597	36.9% ±2.6 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	4,563 ±453	20.0% ±2.0 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	11,356 ±242	49.7% ±1.1 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	11,475 ±242	50.3% ±1.1 pp	49.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	19,908 ±362	87.2% ±1.6 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	244 ±97	1.1% ±0.4 pp	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	626 ±295	2.7% ±1.3 pp	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	173 ±71	0.8% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	676 ±249	3.0% ±1.1 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,200 ±271	5.3% ±1.2 pp	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,526 ±255	89.9% ±1.1 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,305 ±257	10.1% ±1.1 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,841 ±380	36.9% ±3.5 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	386 ±169	3.7% ±1.6 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,388 ±309	13.3% ±2.9 pp	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,965 ±393	38.1% ±3.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	835 ±250	8.0% ±2.4 pp	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,953 ±283	28.4% ±2.6 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,462 ±381	71.6% ±3.2 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,965 ±393	38.1% ±3.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,392 ±406	32.6% ±3.8 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,222 ±268	11.7% ±2.6 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,014 ±226	9.7% ±2.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	511 ±174	4.9% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	260 ±161 · low precision	2.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	51 ±65 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	22,041 ±282	96.5% ±1.2 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	790 ±283	3.5% ±1.2 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,552
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	20,178 ±416	93.6% ±1.8 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	975 ±344	4.5% ±1.6 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	29 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	182 ±103 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	17 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	84 ±119 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	24 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	53 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,787
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,029 ±290	6.5% ±1.8 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,211 ±540	33.0% ±3.4 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,216 ±513	26.7% ±3.2 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,046 ±304	13.0% ±1.9 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,241 ±334	14.2% ±2.1 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,044 ±257	6.6% ±1.6 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 22,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	19,263 ±756	85.3% ±3.3 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,234 ±649	9.9% ±2.9 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	495 ±310 · low precision	2.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	385 ±201 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	216 ±116 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.0% of North Platte residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 89.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	North Platte	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±1.6 pp	7.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.3% ±2.7 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.9% ±1.4 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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