Platte County vs. Buchanan County
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Platte County (MO) Buchanan County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 102,985 88,571
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.3% -0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 89,325 89,190
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 89,322 89,201
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.8% 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.5% 16.1%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 49.5%
White alone, percent 86.0% 88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.4% 6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 2.9% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.2% 6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.7% 82.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,035 6,077
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 42,366 38,804
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.8% 63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $216,600 $118,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,621 $1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $594 $419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,001 $754
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 28.1% 20.1%
Building permits, 2018 346 78
Households, 2014-2018 38,613 33,432
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.6% 82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.1% 6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.7% 83.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.3% 74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.4% 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 41.8% 20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.6% 11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.2% 62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.6% 59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 394,339 180,097
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 354,329 852,059
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,052,986 1,506,562
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,986,746 1,369,343
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $21,582 $15,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $76,912 $50,457
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,427 $25,419
Persons in poverty, percent 5.8% 15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,393 2,136
Total employment, 2017 41,492 43,439
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,818,308 1,893,243
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.2% -1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,846 4,084
All firms, 2012 8,478 5,813
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,178 2,959
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,857 1,647
Minority-owned firms, 2012 658 373
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 7,383 5,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 852 631
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,063 4,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.4% 23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 212.6 218.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 420.19 408.03
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Platte county (MO) and Buchanan county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.