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Platte County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Platte County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Platte County, MO has a labor force participation rate of 70.2% and a population of 113,207 that grew 10.0% over five years, with 45.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a low unemployment rate of 3.5%. Median household income stands at $96,227 and GDP per capita at $65,430, well above typical benchmarks, while a poverty rate of just 6.8% reflects a financially stable workforce. Median home values of $317,600 and median gross rent of $1,247/month indicate moderate housing costs relative to income levels, and a mean commute of 24.3 minutes suggests accessible proximity to regional employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

113,207

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$96,227

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.0% since 2018

Platte County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone86,796 (78.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,533 (7.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,952 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,549 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,223 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone2,807 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,332
  2. 2.Other Indo-European802
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island767
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic423
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,778

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$65,430

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,273

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,810
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,418
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,921
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)5,296
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing5,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations29,472
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,480
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,145
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,655
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,934

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)5,064
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.39×)5,349
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.38×)1,833
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.19×)8,496
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)13,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$317,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,247/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9996,324 (21.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9995,236 (17.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,404 (14.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,745 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,688 (12.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,213 (4.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

45.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,839

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone42,968 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home11,240 (19.2%)
  • Carpooled3,180 (5.4%)
  • Other565 (1.0%)
  • Taxi252 (0.4%)
  • Walked218 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.