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Platte County, MO

113,207 Population
419.8 square miles 269.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,434 ±$3,047 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,749 ±$6,237 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.9% ±1.2% (5,472  ±1,388) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.3 minutes ±0.7 (1,151,145  ±46,074) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,290 ±1,318 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (111,951  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±2.9% (1,397  ±771) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,464 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$379,700 ±$25,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.8% ±3.1% (15,490  ±3,476.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±5.3% (75,315  ±4,294.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.9% ±3.6% (36,963  ±2,906.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.5% (7,379  ±2,283) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±1.3% (6,098  ±1,119) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,098 Total veterans ±1,119 5,467 Male ±1,012 631 Female ±294

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