Platte City city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,781 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population density: 1205.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,244	88.77%	4.9%
Black:	75	1.57%	64.8%
Indian:	21	0.44%	50.0%
Asian:	105	2.20%	47.9%
2+ races:	54	1.13%	53.8%
Hispanic:	282	5.90%	23.7%

Total non-White:	537	11.23%	16.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	198	5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-108	-2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,691
4,046	86.25%
213	4.54%
14	0.30%
71	1.51%
117	2.49%
228	4.86%
645	13.75%

2000
3,815
3,429	89.88%
181	4.74%
17	0.45%
34	0.89%
75	1.97%
79	2.07%
386	10.12%

1990
2,947
2,806	95.22%
103	3.50%
5	0.17%
25	0.85%
n/a
8	0.27%
141	4.78%

1980
2,120
2,048	96.60%
26	1.23%
6	0.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
40	1.89%
72	3.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

617	16.2
259	6.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

623	21.1
245	8.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

758	35.8
69	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Platte City city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.1
1,361	28.5%
3,420	71.5%
498	10.4%

1,932
2.35

1,167	60.4%
536	45.9%
289	24.8%
765	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.2
1,137	24.2%
3,554	75.8%
542	11.6%

1,975
2.29

1,174	59.4%
824	70.2%
173	14.7%
801	40.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
1,058	27.7%
2,757	72.3%
394	10.3%

1,472
2.47

1,017	69.1%
718	70.6%
169	16.6%
455	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
696	23.6%
2,251	76.4%
419	14.2%

1,142
2.46

778	68.1%
704	90.5%
42	5.4%
364	31.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
607	28.6%
1,513	71.4%
235	11.1%

792
2.65

590	74.5%
531	90.0%
29	4.9%
202	25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Platte City city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	90	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	197	10.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	167	8.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	157	8.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	236	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	221	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	231	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	102	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	100	5.2%
$200,000 or more	53	2.7%

Median Household Income	58,802
Per Capita Income	29,690

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	107	5.5%
Public Assistance	14	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	141	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,251	75.8%
Unemployed	103	3.5%
In Armed Forces	55	1.9%

Total Labor Force	2,409	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	560	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	812	1,055	43.5%
Non-Profit	26	195	11.8%
Self-Employed	90	63	58.8%

Local Government	0	81	0.0%
State Government	59	18	76.6%
Federal Government	56	22	71.8%

Total Private + Self	902	1,118	44.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	141	316	30.9%
Total	1,043	1,434	42.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	472	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	266	10.7%
Professional, Technical	402	16.2%
Service Occupations	563	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	0.6%
All others	774	31.2%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	344	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	340	13.7%
Manufacturing	267	10.8%
Finance and insurance	224	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	214	8.6%
Retail trade	162	6.5%
Educational services	134	5.4%
Public administration	134	5.4%
Construction	126	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	112	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	102	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	96	3.9%
Information	81	3.3%
Other services	53	2.1%
Wholesale trade	48	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	228	4.77%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	0.36%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	0.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	37	0.77%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	41	0.86%
Indian	20	0.42%
Filipino	8	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,290	95.2%
Spanish	150	3.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	24	0.5%
Arabic	20	0.4%
German, other Germanic	13	0.3%
Other Indo-European	7	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	882	18.4%
German	852	17.8%
English	715	15.0%
American	436	9.1%
Scotch-Irish	194	4.1%
European	131	2.7%
French	124	2.6%
Polish	93	1.9%
Swedish	66	1.4%
Scottish	62	1.3%
Italian	52	1.1%
Welsh	48	1.0%
Swiss	35	0.7%
Eastern European	33	0.7%
Greek	33	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,712	98.6%
Not a citizen	69	1.4%

Native	4,630	96.8%
Foreign-born	151	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	0.9%	66	2.4%	1,041	37.6%	897	32.4%	419	15.1%	319	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	0.9%
9-12 Years	66	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,041	37.6%
Some College	897	32.4%
Bach. Degree	419	15.1%
Grad Degree	319	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	D +112	D + 8.8%
D +179
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,210	57.6%	Joe Biden (D)	831	39.6%	60	2.9%	2,101	1	11	0.07%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	1,143	58.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	652	33.6%	146	7.5%	1,941	3	13	0.07%

2020 President, Platte City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

831

39.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,210

57.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,101

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Platte City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

652

33.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,143

58.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

103

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,941

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Platte City city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	58%	Mike Parson* (R)	1,213	57.4%	Nicole Galloway (D)	818	38.7%	81 [+]	3.8%	2,112	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 61 (2.9%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 20 (0.9%);
2018	S1	43%	Josh Hawley (R)	817	52.3%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	683	43.8%	61 [+]	3.9%	1,561	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Craig O'Dear (I) 23 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.8%);
2016	S3	54%	Roy Blunt* (R)	956	48.9%	Jason Kander (D)	872	44.6%	128 [+]	6.5%	1,956	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 78 (4.0%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 27 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 23 (1.2%);
2016	G	55%	Eric Greitens (R)	1,005	51.1%	Chris Koster (D)	866	44.0%	95 [+]	4.8%	1,966	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 45 (2.3%); Les Turilli (I) 25 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 25 (1.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,067
Median Value	$199,200

Occupied	1,932	93.5%
Vacant	135	6.5%

Owned	950	49.2%
Rented	982	50.8%
Median Rent	$1,164

Single-Family Units	1,167	56.5%
Detached	924	44.7%
Attached	243	11.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	563	27.2%
Mobile Homes	14	0.7%

Platte City city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Platte City city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Platte City city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Platte City city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Platte City city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Platte City city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Platte City city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Platte City city, MO