Platte County, Missouri Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Platte County is 1st in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Income per capita

Platte County is 1st in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Platte County is 2nd in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Home median value

Platte County is 2nd in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Income per household

Platte County is 2nd in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Platte County is 3rd in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Platte County is 4th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Platte County is 6th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Asian

Platte County is 6th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Platte County is 7th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Current population (2012)	92,054	12th	6,021,988	313,914,040
Size in square miles	420.2	104th	68,741.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	212.6	10th	87.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	61st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.8%	47th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.2%	109th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.1%	1st	86.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.7%	3rd	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Race - White	88.1%	103rd	83.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.2%	17th	11.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	45th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.5%	6th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	6th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	16th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	13th	3.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	83.4%	101st	80.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Female residents	50.7%	48th	51.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.5%	8th	3.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Housing units	39,641	13th	2,723,415	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.9%	4th	19.6%	25.9%
Households	35,686	12th	2,354,104	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.9%	101st	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$188,400	2nd	$138,900	$186,200
People per household	2.5	67th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	264	11th	12,297	829,658

Income Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Income per capita	$34,918	1st	$25,371	$27,915
Income per household	$66,487	2nd	$47,202	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.1%	114th	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Platte County	Rank	Missouri	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,207	14th	147,274	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	37,732	11th	2,298,295	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,768	11th	501,064	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,737,430	9th	$76,575,216	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,821	2nd	$12,957	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$465,596	7th	$11,070,634	$613,795,732