Platte City is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,828 people and two associated neighborhoods, Platte City is the 142nd largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Platte City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Platte City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Platte City is a city of service providers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Platte City who work in office and administrative support (12.67%), management occupations (12.39%), and food service (7.93%). Also of interest is that Platte City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The population of Platte City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Platte City, 23.16% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Platte City in 2022 was $32,062, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,248 for a family of four. However, Platte City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Platte City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Platte City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Platte City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Platte City include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Platte City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
