Missouri · Census place 40682
La Plata, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of La Plata, Missouri (La Plata, MO — Census place “La Plata city”) is 1,401 residents, ranking #324 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $49,107, the median home is worth $96,300 and median gross rent runs $326 a month. Looking for the La Plata Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve La Plata, MO: 63549.
- Population
- 1,401La Plata city residents
- Median household income
- $49,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $326Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
La Plata ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps La Plata.
The La Plata MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in La Plata city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Plata city median would spend about 8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 63.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
La Plata city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
La Plata city is a small town in Missouri, with 1,401 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #324 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in La Plata city earn a median of $49,107 a year, 37.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in La Plata city is valued at $96,300, 68.3% below the national figure and 37% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $326 a month, 76.8% below the national figure, or roughly $3,912 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 63.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Lake Winnebago city 1,401
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- Auxvasse city 1,385
- Rich Hill city 1,412
- Mansfield city 1,375
- Edina city 1,420
- Sarcoxie city 1,344
- Princeton city 1,434
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of La Plata city?
- La Plata city has 1,401 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #324 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in La Plata city?
- Median household income in La Plata city is $49,107 a year, 37.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in La Plata city?
- Median gross rent is $326 a month and the median home value is $96,300, so rent absorbs about 8% of median household income.
- Is La Plata city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so La Plata city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this La Plata city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.