Platte County vs. Wyandotte County

Platte County (MO)Wyandotte County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,985165,324
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.3%5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)89,325157,525
Population, Census, April 1, 201089,322157,505
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%27.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%12.3%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.4%
White alone, percent86.0%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent7.4%23.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent2.9%5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.2%29.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.7%40.5%
Veterans, 2014-20187,0358,348
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)42,36668,297
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.8%57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,600$95,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,621$1,202
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$594$496
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,001$858
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.1%19.9%
Building permits, 2018346232
Households, 2014-201838,61359,983
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.6%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%27.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.7%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.3%71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.4%79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.8%17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.5%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.2%65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.6%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)394,339284,597
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)354,3291,568,583
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,869,98811,105,920
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,052,9865,611,137
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,986,7461,769,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,582$11,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.321.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,912$44,873
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,427$21,298
Persons in poverty, percent5.8%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172,3933,038
Total employment, 201741,49270,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,818,3083,347,000
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,8467,910
All firms, 20128,4789,481
Men-owned firms, 20124,1784,624
Women-owned firms, 20122,8573,680
Minority-owned firms, 20126583,475
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,3835,356
Veteran-owned firms, 2012852859
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,0637,902
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%14.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010212.61,039.0
Land area in square miles, 2010420.19151.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Platte county (MO) and Wyandotte county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.