Ethel vs La Plata

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

Ethel 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 70 in Ethel). Since 2019, Ethel's population has grown faster (+141.4% vs +11.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Ethel	La Plata
Population	70	1,401
Median age	75.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,107
Median home value	—	$96,300
Median gross rent	—	$326
Housing units	64	694
Homeownership rate	97.8%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ethel	La Plata
Population	29 → 70 (+141.4%)	1,258 → 1,401 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $2,499 (-92.0%)	$42,396 → $49,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	—	$70,900 → $96,300 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$603 → $326 (-45.9%)

Ethel

Population

2970

Median household income

$31,250$2,499

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)

	Ethel	La Plata
Under 5	1.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	5.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	4.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	17.1%	11.8%
75 and over	51.4%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ethel	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	4.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ethel	La Plata
No high school diploma	4.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	72.6%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	6.5%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ethel	La Plata
Drove alone	76.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ethel	La Plata
1-unit, detached	96.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Ethel	La Plata
Poverty rate	52.9%	10.4%
Average household size	1.52	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1961	1963