What is the population of North Platte city?

North Platte city has 23,030 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in North Platte city?

Median household income in North Platte city is $57,805 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Platte city?

Median gross rent is $882 a month and the median home value is $159,500, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.

Is North Platte city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Platte city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Platte, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Platte, Nebraska (North Platte, NE — Census place “North Platte city”) is 23,030 residents, ranking #11 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $57,805, the median home is worth $159,500 and median gross rent runs $882 a month. Looking for the North Platte Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North Platte, NE: 69101.

Population: 23,030North Platte city residents
Median household income: $57,805Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $159,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $882Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.5%Owner-occupied households

North Platte ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Platte.

The North Platte NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

69101

What the numbers mean in North Platte city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Platte city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 56.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

North Platte city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Platte city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 23,030 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #11 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in North Platte city earn a median of $57,805 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Platte city is valued at $159,500, 47.4% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $882 a month, 37.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,584 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of North Platte city?: North Platte city has 23,030 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in North Platte city?: Median household income in North Platte city is $57,805 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Platte city?: Median gross rent is $882 a month and the median home value is $159,500, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
Is North Platte city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Platte city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Platte city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.