Platte County

Platte County, Missouri

At a Glance

Population	106,718
County Seat	Platte County Courthouse
State FIPS	29
County FIPS	165
Num Towns	17
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	24,005
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	107,033
Median Age	38.7
Veterans	7,059
Housing Units	45,378
Uninsured	1,296
Net Migration (recent)	1,794
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,586
Total Employees	43,255
Avg Annual Pay	$59,070
Median Household Income	$92,543
Poverty Rate	7.0%
Unemployment Rate	3.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$108,816
Federal Spending FY2024	$623,882,147
Federal Spending Per Capita	$5,846

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$288,100
Median Rent	$1,210
FMR Studio	$1,074
FMR 1BR	$1,183
FMR 2BR	$1,346
FMR 3BR	$1,756
FMR 4BR	$2,078

Health & Safety

Hospitals	17
EMS Stations	51
Fire Stations	51
Police Stations	51
Adult Smoking	14.9%
Adult Obesity	36.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	22.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.91
Electric Customers	2933914
Towns with Broadband Data	17
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	17

Community

Churches	61
Libraries	17
Historic Places (NRHP)	16
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	144
SNAP Stores	21
Bank Branches	12

Agriculture

Total Farms	4
Land in Farms (acres)	31,412
Avg Farm Size (acres)	7,853.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-26
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2019-07-09
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-05-20
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2015-08-07
DR	FLOODING	2011-08-12
EM	FLOODING	2011-06-30
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2011-03-23
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2011-02-03
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2009-01-30

Detailed Topics

Communities in Platte County

Parkville — pop 7,117
Platte City — pop 4,784
Riverside — pop 4,013
Weatherby Lake — pop 2,077
Weston — pop 1,756
Lake Waukomis — pop 888
Ferrelview — pop 642
Edgerton — pop 601
Camden Point — pop 457
Platte Woods — pop 394
Northmoor — pop 291
Tracy — pop 269
Farley — pop 265
Houston Lake — pop 229
Ridgely — pop 95
New Market — pop 88
Iatan — pop 39

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.