Adams County vs Platte County

A side-by-side comparison of Adams County and Platte County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams County and Platte County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Platte County has the higher population (34,358 vs 31,034 in Adams County). Platte County has the higher median household income ($72,335 vs $65,680 in Adams County). Platte County has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $185,800 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Platte County
Population	31,034	34,358
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,680	$72,335
Median home value	$185,800	$207,800
Median gross rent	$853	$867
Housing units	13,856	14,210
Homeownership rate	68.7%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Platte County
Population	31,587 → 31,034 (-1.8%)	33,174 → 34,358 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$53,023 → $65,680 (+23.9%)	$62,305 → $72,335 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$128,500 → $185,800 (+44.6%)	$149,700 → $207,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $853 (+18.1%)	$769 → $867 (+12.7%)

Adams County

Population

31,58731,034

Median household income

$53,023$65,680

Median home value

$128,500$185,800

Median gross rent

$722$853

Platte County

Population

33,17434,358

Median household income

$62,305$72,335

Median home value

$149,700$207,800

Median gross rent

$769$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Platte County
Under 5	6.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.1%
75 and over	7.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Platte County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	74.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Platte County
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Platte County
Drove alone	83.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Platte County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Platte County
Poverty rate	12.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1966	1973