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Missouri · Census place 58178

Platte City city, MO

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Platte City city has 4,793 residents, ranking #148 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $65,132, the median home is worth $195,000 and median gross rent runs $1,173 a month.

Population
4,793Platte City city residents
Median household income
$65,132Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$195,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,173Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
46.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Platte City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Platte City city median would spend about 21.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 46.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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