La Plata

Population: 1,401
Median household income: $49,107
Median home value: $96,300

La Plata, a community in Macon County, Missouri, has 1,401 residents. The median household income of $49,107 is below the Macon County median ($58,318).

From 2019 to 2023, La Plata's population grew 11.4% from 1,258 to 1,401, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $70,900 to $96,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,401
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,107
Median home value: $96,300
Median gross rent: $326
Housing units: 694
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2581,401

Median household income

$42,396$49,107

Median home value

$70,900$96,300

Median gross rent

$603$326

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,258	$42,396	$70,900	$603
2020	1,192	$40,000	$75,900	$463
2021	1,271	$44,408	$76,700	$457
2022	1,265	$44,286	$92,300	$333
2023	1,401	$49,107	$96,300	$326

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	3.1%
5 to 17	262	18.7%
18 to 24	177	12.6%
25 to 34	153	10.9%
35 to 44	113	8.1%
45 to 54	191	13.6%
55 to 64	97	6.9%
65 to 74	165	11.8%
75 and over	199	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,336	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	34	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate49.2%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	6.1%
High school graduate	452	49.2%
Some college or associate's	267	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	75	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	68	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	394	78.2%
Carpooled	46	9.1%
Public transit	2	0.4%
Walked	15	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	8.7%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	18.7%
15 to 29 min	282	61.3%
30 to 44 min	47	10.2%
45 to 59 min	29	6.3%
60+ min	16	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 10.4% (142 of 1,363)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	55.7%
Nonfamily households	233	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	526	75.8%
Vacant	168	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	335	63.7%
Renter-occupied	191	36.3%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units18.7%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	487	70.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.9%
2 to 4 units	130	18.7%
5 to 19 units	16	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2940682
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.0240, -92.4908