1 census tracts · pop 4,140 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
La Platte is a one-tract suburb of Bellevue, NE, population 4,140. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 38% against 27.3% citywide, putting La Platte 10.4% over its own city. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 68 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 3.2% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,130, 8% below the Bellevue average of $1,226. That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Bellevue. For a like-for-like read, Cedar Grove and Gilmore score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 11% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
La Platte vs BellevueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in La Platte
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
3.39%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2013)
1.16%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in La Platte
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About La Platte
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for La Platte?
La Platte scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does La Platte compare to Bellevue overall?
La Platte scores 0.2 points lower than Bellevue overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,130 vs $1,226.
Q3
What is the average rent in La Platte?
Average gross rent in La Platte is $1,130/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of La Platte residents are renters?
29% of La Platte households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Bellevue). The neighborhood has 4,140 residents.
Q5
Is La Platte a high social-vulnerability area?
La Platte sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is La Platte for landlords?
La Platte carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bellevue as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of La Platte?
La Platte has 4,060 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
