Platte County, Missouri

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Platte County, Missouri is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (143rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for broadband access (135th of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	110,371	6,191,814	334,922,499	571st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$96,227	$70,702	$80,734	207th of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	39.0	38.9	2359th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.5%	32.4%	35.7%	143rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$345,100	$230,300	$332,700	442nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,334	$1,033	$1,413	379th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.0%	12.6%	12.5%	3016th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.0%	5.2%	2683rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	262.9	90.1	n/a	542nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	4.5%	14.1%	863rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	354th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.4%	68.1%	65.2%	2539th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	23.5	26.4	1592nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.2%	13.0%	15.1%	164th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2031st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.6%	46.5%	46.9%	761st of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	135th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.8	40.1	61.4

Age in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	39.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	43,902	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.5%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	28.3%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$50,574	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.7%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.6%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.2%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	46,606	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.3%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.6%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,613	$1,948	n/a

Education in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	3.3%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.9%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.0%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.5%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.4%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.3%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Platte County, Missouri

Statistic	Platte County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.9%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.8%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.0%	5.8%	16.7%

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