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Platte township, Buchanan County, MO

526 Population
30.8 square miles 17.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±27.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buchanan County: 38.9 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$47,056 ±$14,915 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Buchanan County: $33,965 ±$1,484
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$111,006 ±$34,602 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Buchanan County: $62,158 ±$2,788
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±6.6% (30  ±36) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Buchanan County: 16% 12,864 (±1.4% / ±1,149)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.5 minutes ±8.9 (7,720  ±4,412) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in Buchanan County: 17.8 633,140 (±1 / ±38,360)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

199 ±69 Number of households
  • Buchanan County: 33,439 ±475
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±1.3 (526  ±170) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buchanan County: 2.4 80,317 (±0 / ±51)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.9% ±12.8% (13  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Buchanan County: 6.4% † 1,161 (±1.5% / ±274)
  • nearly double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

262 ±71 Number of housing units
  • Buchanan County: 38,472 ±48
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$268,400 ±$91,909 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Buchanan County: $166,300 ±$4,684
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.5% ±14.8% (49  ±77.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Buchanan County: 13.3% † 10,948 (±1.7% / ±1,378.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.4% ±6.9% (352  ±110.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 90.3% 51,600 (±2.5% / ±1,411.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
42.2% ±12.6% (154  ±66) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Buchanan County: 23.9% 13,629 (±1.3% / ±753)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.2% ±6.2% (24  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Buchanan County: 7.3% 4,693 (±0.6% / ±414)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
24 Total veterans ±25 24 Male ±25 N/A Female ±12

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