Callao vs La Plata

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

Callao 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 262 in Callao). La Plata has the higher median household income ($49,107 vs $40,833 in Callao). La Plata has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $73,300 in Callao).

Population, income & housing

	Callao	La Plata
Population	262	1,401
Median age	36.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,833	$49,107
Median home value	$73,300	$96,300
Median gross rent	$850	$326
Housing units	137	694
Homeownership rate	85.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callao	La Plata
Population	290 → 262 (-9.7%)	1,258 → 1,401 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $40,833 (+8.0%)	$42,396 → $49,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $73,300 (+77.5%)	$70,900 → $96,300 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $850 (+65.7%)	$603 → $326 (-45.9%)

Callao

Population

290262

Median household income

$37,813$40,833

Median home value

$41,300$73,300

Median gross rent

$513$850

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)

	Callao	La Plata
Under 5	10.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	18.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	6.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.8%
75 and over	3.8%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callao	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	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	1.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callao	La Plata
No high school diploma	12.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	48.2%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callao	La Plata
Drove alone	63.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	19.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	4.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	8.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callao	La Plata
1-unit, detached	77.4%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Callao	La Plata
Poverty rate	11.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1950	1963