Platte

Population: 1,310
Median household income: $71,641
Median home value: $165,700

Platte, a community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, has 1,310 residents. The median household income of $71,641 is above the Charles Mix County median ($64,850).

From 2019 to 2023, Platte's population declined 14.5% from 1,533 to 1,310, while its median home value rose 11.3% from $148,900 to $165,700.

29.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,310
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,641
Median home value: $165,700
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 615
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5331,310

Median household income

$54,506$71,641

Median home value

$148,900$165,700

Median gross rent

$618$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,533	$54,506	$148,900	$618
2020	1,290	$55,273	$152,400	$641
2021	1,178	$56,982	$143,400	$532
2022	1,299	$61,923	$153,700	$802
2023	1,310	$71,641	$165,700	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	11.8%
5 to 17	208	15.9%
18 to 24	96	7.3%
25 to 34	230	17.6%
35 to 44	107	8.2%
45 to 54	152	11.6%
55 to 64	122	9.3%
65 to 74	121	9.2%
75 and over	119	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,238	94.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	1.4%
Asian	21	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	5.6%
High school graduate	287	33.7%
Some college or associate's	263	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	208	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	605	86.9%
Carpooled	31	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.1%
Bicycle	4	0.6%
Worked from home	48	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	568	87.7%
15 to 29 min	36	5.6%
30 to 44 min	34	5.2%
45 to 59 min	10	1.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 16.2% (204 of 1,256)

	Count	Share
Family households	292	52.9%
Nonfamily households	260	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	552	89.8%
Vacant	63	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	387	70.1%
Renter-occupied	165	29.9%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	527	85.7%
1-unit, attached	6	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15	2.4%
5 to 19 units	55	8.9%
20 or more units	2	0.3%
Mobile home & other	10	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4650260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3869, -98.8435