Platte County, Missouri
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 114,400
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 114,400
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 113,207
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 106,724
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 106,725
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 7.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 6.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 106,718
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 89,322
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.9%
Female persons, percent 50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 83.6%
Black alone, percent(a) 9.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 6,778
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 5.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 47,969
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $345,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,991
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $768
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,334
Building Permits, 2025 425
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 43,902
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.49
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 8.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 97.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 46.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 68.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 536,750
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 694,663
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 927,927
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,353,223
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $21,283
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 24.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $96,227
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $50,574
Persons in poverty, percent 5.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 2,659
Total employment, 2023 45,216
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 2,432,242
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 9,490
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,383
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,342
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 211
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,791
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 163
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,885
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 254.2
Population per square mile, 2010 212.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 419.80
Land area in square miles, 2010 420.19
FIPS Code 29165