Atlanta vs La Plata

A side-by-side comparison of Atlanta and La Plata: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Plata has the higher population (1,401 vs 439 in Atlanta). Atlanta has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $49,107 in La Plata). La Plata has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $94,500 in Atlanta).

Population, income & housing

	Atlanta	La Plata
Population	439	1,401
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	$49,107
Median home value	$94,500	$96,300
Median gross rent	$625	$326
Housing units	214	694
Homeownership rate	75.3%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlanta	La Plata
Population	696 → 439 (-36.9%)	1,258 → 1,401 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$40,156 → $56,500 (+40.7%)	$42,396 → $49,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $94,500 (+61.8%)	$70,900 → $96,300 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $625 (+12.8%)	$603 → $326 (-45.9%)

Atlanta

Population

696439

Median household income

$40,156$56,500

Median home value

$58,400$94,500

Median gross rent

$554$625

La Plata

Population

1,2581,401

Median household income

$42,396$49,107

Median home value

$70,900$96,300

Median gross rent

$603$326

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlanta	La Plata
Under 5	10.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	18.7%	6.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	11.8%
75 and over	4.1%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlanta	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlanta	La Plata
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	46.7%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlanta	La Plata
Drove alone	78.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlanta	La Plata
1-unit, detached	80.8%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Atlanta	La Plata
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	35	21
Median year structure built	1961	1963