CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plattsmouth

Nebraska · 6,412 residents · 3.32 sq mi

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Plattsmouth is a city of 6,412 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $46,400. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 8.7%, under the national 13.2%. Median household income is $24,816, under the $30,130 national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,412

−7%vs 2000

vs 6,887 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(592)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(469)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(446)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(452)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(843)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(577)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(442)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(228)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(147)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,816

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,844 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,900

−42%vs 2000

vs $17,153 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$351

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $499 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

32.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(6,599)

Black0.3%(21)

Hispanic / Latino2%(138)

Asian0.5%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(6,301)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(71)

Asian0.7%(47)

Other1%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(373)

Puerto Rican0.7%(48)

South American0.4%(28)

Colombian0.4%(28)

Central American0.1%(8)

Guatemalan0.1%(4)

Salvadoran0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(37)

Chamorro0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German21.8%(1,470)

Irish15.5%(1,041)

English13.8%(927)

Italian4.7%(313)

Czech4.3%(291)

American4%(266)

Polish1.8%(120)

Scottish1.7%(112)

Serbian1.4%(95)

Danish1.1%(77)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(75)

Welsh1.1%(74)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French1.1%(72)

Swedish0.9%(63)

West Indian0.6%(43)

Jamaican0.6%(43)

Norwegian0.6%(41)

Portuguese0.6%(41)

Dutch0.5%(34)

British0.4%(28)

Subsaharan African0.4%(24)

Russian0.3%(22)

Greek0.3%(21)

Iranian0.2%(16)

Swiss0.2%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(9)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(5)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.4%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.1%(1,061)

Married44.9%(1,285)

Widowed3.6%(104)

Divorced14.3%(410)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(705)

Married47.5%(1,271)

Widowed11.1%(297)

Divorced15%(400)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.7%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.1%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.1%(180)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(213)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 640 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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