Platteville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 11,833 people and two associated neighborhoods, Platteville is the 80th largest community in Wisconsin.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Platteville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Platteville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

One of the benefits of Platteville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Platteville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Platteville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.67% of adults in Platteville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Platteville in 2022 was $26,379, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,516 for a family of four. However, Platteville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Platteville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Platteville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Platteville include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Platteville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.