Platte City, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2958178, place: Platte City city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,844 (100%)
In labor force: 2,060 (72.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,000 (70.32%)
----Employed: 1,888 (66.39%)
----Unemployed: 112 (3.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 60 (2.11%)
Not in labor force: 784 (27.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,481 (52.07%)
In labor force: 1,040 (36.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,034 (36.36%)
----Employed: 962 (33.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 378 (13.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 307 (10.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,914 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,684 (87.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 133 (6.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0.42%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 89 (4.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,888 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 578 (30.61%)
Service occupations: 288 (15.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 618 (32.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 173 (9.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 231 (12.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (1.01%)
Construction: 66 (3.5%)
Manufacturing: 112 (5.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 98 (5.19%)
Retail trade: 156 (8.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 297 (15.73%)
Information: 37 (1.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 153 (8.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 210 (11.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 351 (18.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 163 (8.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 96 (5.08%)
Public administration: 130 (6.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,426 (75.53%)
Government workers: 340 (18.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 122 (6.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,472 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 94 (6.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (2.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 241 (16.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (7.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 333 (22.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 371 (25.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 166 (11.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 91 (6.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.75%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.75%)
Median household income: $46,379

With earnings: 1,314 (89.27%)
--Mean earnings: $49,430
With Social Security income: 279 (18.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,780
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (0.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,336
With public assistance income: 32 (2.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $891
With retirement income: 155 (10.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,183

Families: 1,017 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (3.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (3.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 106 (10.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (5.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 255 (25.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 282 (27.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 157 (15.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75 (7.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.08%)
Median family income: $52,548

Per capita income: $20,288

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,563
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,169

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 49 (4.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (4.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (2.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (3.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (3.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (1.77%)
Individuals: 228 (22.42%)
--18 years and over: 137 (13.47%)
----65 years and over: 31 (3.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 84 (8.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 38 (3.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 88 (8.65%)

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