What percentage of people rent in Plattsmouth, NE?

29.0% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Plattsmouth, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 826 renting households against 2,024 that own their home.

In Plattsmouth, the share of households that rent went from 33.0% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
29.0% (±5.5 points)
Renting households
826 (±172)
Median renter income
$49,044 (±$9,598)

Who rents and who owns in Plattsmouth

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
PlattsmouthCass CountyNebraskaUnited States
Renter-occupied share29.0% (±5.5 points)14.6% (±1.7 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Renting households826 (±172)1,578 (±185)266,969 (±3,420)45,017,354
Owning households2,024 (±185)9,254 (±281)530,878 (±4,181)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.9 (±0.3)2.2 (±0.2)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.5 (±0.2)2.6 (±0.1)2.6 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$49,044 (±$9,598)$51,630 (±$6,973)$47,168 (±$620)$52,966
Median owner household income$87,409 (±$7,625)$100,061 (±$4,276)$97,496 (±$809)$100,009

In Plattsmouth, the renter share is higher than in Cass County (14.6%).

It is not measurably different from Nebraska (33.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cass County, Plattsmouth ranks 1 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 188 of 846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Plattsmouth has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent33.0% (±5.2 points)29.0% (±5.5 points)−4.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$810 (±$83)$941 (±$53)+16.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$50,390 (±$5,042)$73,929 (±$8,331)+46.7%Up after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Plattsmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plattsmouth
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Plattsmouth—29.0% (±5.5 points)—
Buccaneer Bay4.9 mi0.0% (±4.3 points)Lower
Pacific Junction4.9 mi6.3% (±10.1 points)Lower
Beaver Lake5.8 mi0.0% (±3.1 points)Lower
Murray6.4 mi9.0% (±5.1 points)Lower
Offutt AFB8.1 mi99.0% (±1.0 points)Higher
Glenwood8.4 mi23.5% (±6.8 points)Not measurably different
Bellevue9.9 mi34.5% (±1.9 points)Not measurably different
Cedar Creek11 mi3.6% (±5.1 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buccaneer Bay, NE (0.0%), Pacific Junction, IA (6.3%), Beaver Lake, NE (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Offutt AFB, NE (99.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cass County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Plattsmouth29.0% (±5.5 points)
2Weeping Water27.8% (±6.9 points)
3South Bend25.0% (±21.9 points)
4Murdock21.1% (±9.2 points)
5Louisville20.8% (±6.4 points)
6Union16.3% (±15.3 points)
7Greenwood15.4% (±9.6 points)

Showing 7 of 17 places in Cass County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Plattsmouth

How many renters are there in Plattsmouth?

Plattsmouth has an estimated 826 (±172) renting households, 29.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plattsmouth?

In Plattsmouth, the share of households that rent went from 33.0% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plattsmouth?

A renting household in Plattsmouth has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plattsmouth?

The median renting household in Plattsmouth, NE has an income of $49,044 (±$9,598) a year, against $87,409 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Plattsmouth city, Nebraska (place:39345, in state:31).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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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