Housing data for Platte Township (Butler County), NE

Platte Township (Butler County), NE has an estimated 182 residents and 171 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Butler County.

2.8% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
182 (±82)
Housing units
171 (±68)
Households that rent
2.8%
Residents since 2015–2019
−6.2%

What stands out in Platte Township (Butler County)

Households that rent: 2.8% (±4.2 points) in Platte Township (Butler County), lower than in Butler County (20.1%).

Median household income: $57,569 (±$18,029) in Platte Township (Butler County), lower than in Butler County ($79,268).

Housing in Platte Township (Butler County) at a glance

  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 2.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $57,569 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,174 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,400 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 38.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 71.4% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 42.2% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 30.6 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −6.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Platte Township (Butler County) against Butler County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Platte Township (Butler County)Butler CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents182 (±82)8,424 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units171 (±68)4,039 (±39)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent2.8% (±4.2 points)20.1% (±3.4 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$776 (±$32)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$57,569 (±$18,029)$79,268 (±$10,743)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value—$184,200 (±$26,273)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,400 (±$1,701)$2,044 (±$205)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198071.4% (±30.6 points)66.6% (±6.9 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute30.6 minutes (±21.7)24.2 minutes (±1.6)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.8% (±11.1 points)86.2% (±2.1 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.9 years (±12.1)42.8 years (±0.7)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Platte Township (Butler County) covers 17.2 square miles of land, about 11 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Platte Township (Butler County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents194 (±76)182 (±82)−6.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units98 (±34)171 (±68)+74.5%Not a measurable change
Median household income$47,708 (±$25,983)$57,569 (±$18,029)+20.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$883 (±$349)$2,400 (±$1,701)+171.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent56.9% (±20.5 points)2.8% (±4.2 points)−54.1 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±40.6 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Butler County

Platte Township (Butler County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Butler County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Butler County recorded 83 violent and 106 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Platte Township (Butler County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6803627%346—$162,900$77,273

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Platte Township (Butler County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Linwood1.0 mi——6.0%
Rogers3.8 mi—$90,70026.9%
Linwood Township4.4 mi——12.9%
Bohemia Township (Saunders County)5.6 mi——0.0%
Abie5.7 mi—$72,50029.6%
Schuyler6.1 mi$1,049$145,70028.6%
Octavia7.3 mi—$100,00017.6%
Bone Creek Township7.4 mi—$280,0006.7%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Platte Township (Butler County), fiscal year 2027

Butler County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380

HUD income limits for Platte Township (Butler County), fiscal year 2026

Butler County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$23,100$38,500$61,600
2 people$26,400$44,000$70,400
3 people$29,700$49,500$79,200
4 people$33,000$55,000$88,000
5 people$38,680$59,400$95,050
6 people$44,360$63,800$102,100
7 people$50,040$68,200$109,150
8 people$55,720$72,600$116,200

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Butler County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $110,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Platte Township (Butler County)

What is the average mortgage payment in Platte Township (Butler County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Platte Township (Butler County), NE is $1,174 (±$118) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

Is Platte Township (Butler County) growing?

In Platte Township (Butler County), the number of residents went from 194 in 2015–2019 to 182 in 2020–2024 (−6.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Platte Township (Butler County)?

The ZIP code that covers Platte Township (Butler County) is 68036.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Platte township, Butler County, Nebraska (county subdivision:39240, in state:31 county:023).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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