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La Plata, MO

1,401 Population
1.6 square miles 882 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±7.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Macon County: 42.9 ±1.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,286 ±$4,218 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Macon County: $29,099 ±$1,427
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$49,107 ±$14,371 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Macon County: $58,318 ±$4,046
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

10.4% ±5.1% (142  ±72) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Macon County: 10% † 1,497 (±1.8% / ±275)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

20.8 minutes ±2.5 (9,585  ±2,394) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Macon County: 22.6 132,115 (±1.6 / ±11,271)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

526 ±88 Number of households
  • Macon County: 5,947 ±172
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.6 ±0.6 (1,363  ±197) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Macon County: 2.5 14,924 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

1.6% ±2.2% (5  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Macon County: 5% † 154 (±2.4% / ±72)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

694 ±107 Number of housing units
  • Macon County: 7,425 ±35
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$96,300 ±$16,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Macon County: $127,000 ±$10,650
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

9.4% ±4% (132  ±59.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Macon County: 8.1% † 1,214 (±2% / ±291.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

93.9% ±18.9% (862  ±118.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 91.7% 9,615 (±4.1% / ±437.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
15.6% ±3.9% (143  ±41.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Macon County: 18.5% † 1,938 (±2% / ±208.1)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±1.8% (29  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Macon County: 1% 152
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

5.4% ±2.3% (59  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Macon County: 6.8% † 786 (±0.9% / ±105)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
59 Total veterans ±27 59 Male ±27 N/A Female ±12

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