Bevier vs La Plata

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

Bevier 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 742 in Bevier). La Plata has the higher median household income ($49,107 vs $47,917 in Bevier). La Plata has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $94,300 in Bevier).

Population, income & housing

	Bevier	La Plata
Population	742	1,401
Median age	44.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,917	$49,107
Median home value	$94,300	$96,300
Median gross rent	$658	$326
Housing units	411	694
Homeownership rate	72.2%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bevier	La Plata
Population	702 → 742 (+5.7%)	1,258 → 1,401 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $47,917 (+26.6%)	$42,396 → $49,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $94,300 (+38.5%)	$70,900 → $96,300 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $658 (+25.3%)	$603 → $326 (-45.9%)

Bevier

Population

702742

Median household income

$37,857$47,917

Median home value

$68,100$94,300

Median gross rent

$525$658

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)

	Bevier	La Plata
Under 5	2.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.8%
75 and over	8.8%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bevier	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	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	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bevier	La Plata
No high school diploma	8.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	51.5%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bevier	La Plata
Drove alone	75.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	14.1%	9.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bevier	La Plata
1-unit, detached	72.0%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Bevier	La Plata
Poverty rate	13.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1965	1963