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Platte County · Missouri

ZIP code 64079

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 64079 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
14,092

ZCTA residents

Median income
$100,448

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$325,800

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.225%

Missouri state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 64079 sits in Platte County, Missouri and is home to 14,092 people. Median household income is $100,448, the median home is worth $325,800 and median gross rent is $1,349. 69.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.225% (Missouri state rate).

County
Platte County

FIPS 29165

State
Missouri (MO)

1,035 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 64079

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
14,092ZIP 64079 residents
Median household income
$100,448Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$325,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,349Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.4%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 64079 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 64079 is a mid-size town in Platte County, Missouri, with 14,092 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #144 of 1,035 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 39.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 64079 earn a median of $100,448 a year, 27.9% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 64079 is valued at $325,800, 7.4% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,349 a month, 4.1% below the national figure, or roughly $16,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.1% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

Reading ZIP 64079 in context

How 64079 sits inside Platte County and Missouri.

ZIP 64079 is tabulated inside Platte County, Missouri, one of 14 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,035 across Missouri. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 64079 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 64079 reports a median household income of $100,448, 8% above the $92,917 county median, and 66% above the $60,651 typical MO ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $325,800, 8% above the county figure and 101% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,349 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Missouri charges 4.225% statewide, and local governments overlapping 64079 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 64079 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 64079

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.225%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$4Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$42Before any exemptions

Missouri levies 4.225% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
16%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,691/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
5.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 64079 compares

ZIP 64079 against the median ZIP in Platte County and across Missouri.

MeasureZIP 64079County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$100,448$92,917$60,651+66%
Median home value$325,800$301,850$162,000+101%
Median gross rent$1,349$1,029$805+68%
Population14,0922,4181,453+870%

Medians are computed across the 14 ZIP areas in Platte County and the 1035 ZIP areas in Missouri.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1035 Missouri ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 93% of 958 state ZIPs

#66
Home value

above 94% of 933 state ZIPs

#52
Population

larger than 86% of 1,035 state ZIPs

#144

Comparable ZIP codes

Missouri ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
65347Saline County$100,500$156,600$700
63012Jefferson County$99,860$228,500$1,332
64089Clay County$101,063$307,200$1,212
63126St. Louis County$99,795$287,000$1,112
64048Clay County$101,193$300,400$980
64083Cass County$99,575$316,100$1,262

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Platte County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Platte County, Missouri.

ZIP 64079 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 64079?
ZIP 64079 lies mostly in Platte County, Missouri. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 64079?
Missouri charges 4.225% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 64079 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,349 a month, about 16% of median household income, and the median home is worth $325,800 — +101% against the typical Missouri ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64079, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.