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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Platte County is $35,333, which is higher than the state average of $26,006 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Platte County median household income is $68,638, which has grown by 22.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.91% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Platte County residents spend 22.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #2

Platte County	35,333 USD
Missouri	26,006 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	39,092 USD
Missouri	28,460 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	47,071 USD
Missouri	33,503 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Platte County	32,513 USD
Missouri	23,943 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Platte County	68,638 USD
Missouri	47,764 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Platte County	86,641 USD
Missouri	64,703 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #94

Platte County	22.90%
Missouri	25.91%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Platte County		Missouri		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.25%	$16,537, see rank	20.61%	$13,169	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.54%	$19,812, see rank	31.38%	$17,364	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.16%	$3,704, see rank	2.43%	$3,006	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.40%	$23,421, see rank	18.89%	$21,065	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Platte County	83,587 USD
Missouri	60,414 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Platte County	102,805 USD
Missouri	77,368 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
White	$70,643, see rank	$50,655	$56,900
Black	$44,063, see rank	$31,831	$35,600
Hispanic	$62,405, see rank	$38,431	$42,396
Asian	$59,653, see rank	$61,162	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$75,489, see rank	$35,855	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$45,676, see rank	$35,976	$53,370
One Race, Other	$64,091, see rank	$31,350	$40,300
Two or More Races	$79,412, see rank	$37,293	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
less than 25	$35,692, see rank	$23,579	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,952, see rank	$53,109	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,076, see rank	$57,978	$65,027
65 or over	$42,728, see rank	$34,776	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	72,467, see rank	4,781,853	248,775,628
Male¹	35,502, 48.99%, see rank	48.46%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	27,377, 77.11%, see rank	68.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	406, 1.14%, see rank	0.72%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	26,971, 75.97%, see rank	67.56%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	25,381, 94.10%, see rank	90.97%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,590, 5.90%, see rank	9.03%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,125, 22.89%, see rank	31.73%	30.72%
Female¹	36,965, 51.01%, see rank	51.54%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	24,954, 67.51%, see rank	59.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	51, 0.14%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	24,903, 67.37%, see rank	59.61%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,388, 93.92%, see rank	92.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,515, 6.08%, see rank	7.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,011, 32.49%, see rank	40.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	48,518, 100%	2,747,017	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	40,515, 83.51%, see rank	81.59%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,301, 8.86%, see rank	9.42%	9.59%
Public Transportation	363, 0.75%, see rank	1.48%	5.06%
Walked	434, 0.89%, see rank	1.97%	2.78%
Other Means	653, 1.35%, see rank	1.28%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,252, 4.64%, see rank	4.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Platte County	22.2 minutes
Missouri	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	48,769	2,779,991	143,435,233
Male¹	25,381, 52.04%, see rank	51.22%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,751, 38.42%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,160, 12.45%, see rank	14.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,138, 20.24%, see rank	17.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	80, 0.32%, see rank	0.99%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,616, 6.37%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,384, 17.27%, see rank	20.09%	17.94%
Female¹	23,388, 47.96%, see rank	48.78%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,607, 45.35%, see rank	39.21%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,888, 16.62%, see rank	21.41%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,569, 32.36%, see rank	32.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.09%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 0.12%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,186, 5.07%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Platte County	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	48,769, 100%	2,779,991	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	421, 0.86%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	2,427, 4.98%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,507, 9.24%, see rank	11.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,589, 3.26%, see rank	2.73%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,894, 12.09%, see rank	12.05%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,563, 7.31%, see rank	5.01%	4.93%
Information	1,307, 2.68%, see rank	2.10%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,044, 8.29%, see rank	6.85%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,997, 12.30%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,256, 21.03%, see rank	24.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,194, 8.60%, see rank	9.26%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,724, 5.59%, see rank	4.57%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,846, 3.79%, see rank	4.82%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Platte County	%	Missouri	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,768	7.42%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,196	4.86%, see rank	11.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.