Edgerton vs Platte Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Edgerton and Platte Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Platte Woods has the higher population (528 vs 487 in Edgerton). Platte Woods has the higher median household income ($126,250 vs $56,250 in Edgerton). Platte Woods has the higher median home value ($312,800 vs $180,000 in Edgerton).

Population, income & housing

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
Population	487	528
Median age	45.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$126,250
Median home value	$180,000	$312,800
Median gross rent	$598	$1,793
Housing units	219	209
Homeownership rate	72.6%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
Population	580 → 487 (-16.0%)	485 → 528 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $56,250 (-1.7%)	$77,708 → $126,250 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $180,000 (+65.6%)	$238,500 → $312,800 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $598 (-21.4%)	$1,556 → $1,793 (+15.2%)

Edgerton

Population

580487

Median household income

$57,250$56,250

Median home value

$108,700$180,000

Median gross rent

$761$598

Platte Woods

Population

485528

Median household income

$77,708$126,250

Median home value

$238,500$312,800

Median gross rent

$1,556$1,793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
Under 5	2.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.4%
75 and over	12.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.9%
Asian	0.2%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	48.5%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
Drove alone	76.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
1-unit, detached	93.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Edgerton	Platte Woods
Poverty rate	11.7%	1.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	38	19
Median year structure built	1968	1960