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Preston township, Platte County, MO

1,688 Population
37.7 square miles 44.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±6.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Platte County: 39.1 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,244 ±$8,723 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Platte County: $50,574 ±$1,499
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$95,649 ±$18,165 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Platte County: $96,227 ±$2,175
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±5.2% (144  ±102) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 7% † 7,673 (±1% / ±1,038)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.9 minutes ±6.7 (22,050  ±8,116) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Platte County: 24.3 1,151,145 (±0.7 / ±46,074)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

673 ±185 Number of households
  • Platte County: 43,902 ±480
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.6 (1,688  ±600) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Platte County: 2.5 109,327 (±0 / ±15)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.8% ±1% (3  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Platte County: 7.3% † 1,867 (±1.5% / ±377)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

679 ±185 Number of housing units
  • Platte County: 46,606 ±73
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$259,400 ±$43,718 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Platte County: $345,100 ±$8,630
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±5.3% (157  ±105.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Platte County: 13.5% 14,695 (±1.2% / ±1,314.8)
  • 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

97.8% ±37.3% (1,206  ±292.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Platte County: 96.7% 73,658 (±2.5% / ±1,910.3)
  • 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)
28.7% ±12.3% (354  ±183.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Platte County: 46.5% 35,436 (±1.7% / ±1,278)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 80 percent of 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

0.2% ±0.4% (4  ±6) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Platte County: 5.7% 6,336
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±3.6% (58  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Platte County: 8.1% 6,778 (±0.7% / ±607)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
58 Total veterans ±49 51 Male ±52 7 Female ±8

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