Platte County, Missouri

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 108,751
Median household income: $95,748
Median home value: $317,600

Platte County, Missouri counts 108,751 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $95,748 is above the Missouri median ($68,920).

From 2019 to 2023, Platte County's population grew 8.0% from 100,682 to 108,751, while its median household income rose 19.1% from $80,393 to $95,748.

The median gross rent is $1,247. 45.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 108,751
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $95,748
Median home value: $317,600
Median gross rent: $1,247
Housing units: 46,045
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

100,682108,751

Median household income

$80,393$95,748

Median home value

$226,500$317,600

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,247

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	100,682	$80,393	$226,500	$1,019
2020	102,848	$82,448	$238,800	$1,073
2021	105,189	$85,031	$251,100	$1,121
2022	107,033	$92,543	$288,100	$1,210
2023	108,751	$95,748	$317,600	$1,247

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,255	5.8%
5 to 17	19,179	17.6%
18 to 24	8,492	7.8%
25 to 34	14,487	13.3%
35 to 44	15,520	14.3%
45 to 54	14,061	12.9%
55 to 64	13,666	12.6%
65 to 74	10,518	9.7%
75 and over	6,573	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,300	77.5%
Black or African American	7,879	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	0.1%
Asian	2,707	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	578	0.5%
Some other race	564	0.5%
Two or more races	5,055	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,535	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,469	3.3%
High school graduate	15,794	21.1%
Some college or associate's	22,442	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	21,131	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12,989	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,811	76.2%
Carpooled	3,324	5.8%
Public transit	88	0.2%
Walked	204	0.4%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	9,229	16.1%
Other means	841	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,282	25.4%
15 to 29 min	20,153	41.8%
30 to 44 min	11,207	23.2%
45 to 59 min	3,017	6.3%
60+ min	1,611	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 6.8% (7,370 of 107,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,741	66.4%
Nonfamily households	14,575	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,316	94.1%
Vacant	2,729	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,031	67.0%
Renter-occupied	14,285	33.0%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,453	66.1%
1-unit, attached	2,928	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3,906	8.5%
5 to 19 units	5,291	11.5%
20 or more units	3,228	7.0%
Mobile home & other	239	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 29165
State: Missouri
Land area: 420 sq mi
Water area: 6.52 sq mi
Center point: 39.3787, -94.7615

Cities & places

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