Platte County Information
Platte in
Missouri occupies
427 square miles and has a 2006 population of
83,061, a change from a 2000 population of
73,808 and
57,867 in 1990.
13.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.3% percent is 25-35, and
16% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
613 acts of violent crime reported in
Platte in 2004, a change from
662 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,878 people:
3.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.2%.
Read more about
Platte, Missouri in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Platte | |
| State | Missouri | |
| Land Area | 427 sq. miles | Ranked 2,452 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 83,061 | Ranked 650 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 82,089 | |
| Population 2000 | 73,808 | Ranked 680 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 57,867 | Ranked 750 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.9% | |
| African American | 4.4% | |
| Asian American | 1.7% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 613 | 662 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 34 | |
| Robberies | 170 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 402 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,947 | 3,989 |
| Burglaries | 724 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,690 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 533 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 48,157 | 45,591 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,878 | 989 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 2.2% |
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