Plattsburg vs Trimble

A side-by-side comparison of Plattsburg and Trimble: population, income, housing, and more.

Plattsburg and Trimble are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plattsburg has the higher population (2,437 vs 661 in Trimble). Trimble has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $64,856 in Plattsburg). Trimble has the higher median home value ($193,300 vs $182,500 in Plattsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Plattsburg	Trimble
Population	2,437	661
Median age	47.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,856	$65,556
Median home value	$182,500	$193,300
Median gross rent	$768	$931
Housing units	1,120	268
Homeownership rate	70.6%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plattsburg	Trimble
Population	2,236 → 2,437 (+9.0%)	616 → 661 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$56,454 → $64,856 (+14.9%)	$53,409 → $65,556 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $182,500 (+44.6%)	$123,600 → $193,300 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $768 (-5.4%)	$735 → $931 (+26.7%)

Plattsburg

Population

2,2362,437

Median household income

$56,454$64,856

Median home value

$126,200$182,500

Median gross rent

$812$768

Trimble

Population

616661

Median household income

$53,409$65,556

Median home value

$123,600$193,300

Median gross rent

$735$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Plattsburg	Trimble
Under 5	6.4%	11.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	16.6%
55 to 64	17.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.1%
75 and over	12.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plattsburg	Trimble
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	5.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plattsburg	Trimble
No high school diploma	7.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	36.8%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plattsburg	Trimble
Drove alone	86.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plattsburg	Trimble
1-unit, detached	77.9%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Plattsburg	Trimble
Poverty rate	13.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1968	1982