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Platte City city, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Platte City city is a Census city of 4,824 people across 3.96 square miles of land, in Platte County. Median household income is $71,498, 47.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m.
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Platte City
What Platte City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.96 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,217
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlatte County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platte City
How many people live in Platte City
- Population4,824
- Median age41.5
- Population under 181,206 plus or minus 257
- Share under 1825.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over824 plus or minus 181
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households2,041
- Family households1,111
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Platte City
- Median household income$71,498
- Per capita income$33,801
- Civilian labor force2,611
- Employed2,535
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,218
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Platte City
- Housing units2,286
- Occupied units2,041
- Vacant units245 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied975
- Renter occupied1,066 plus or minus 251
- Ownership rate47.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,800 plus or minus $52,460
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,226 plus or minus $249
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,233
- Share single family53.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,046 plus or minus 300
- Share in buildings of two or more45.8 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Platte City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,384
- Commuting under 15 minutes879 plus or minus 283
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.9 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more935 plus or minus 268
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone84.8 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platte City
SBA loans in Platte City (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$6,018,900
- Average approval$501,575
- Median approval$351,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$850,000
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported80
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Platte City
SBA loans in Platte City (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,414,000
- Average approval$471,333
- Median approval$290,000
- Largest approval$937,000
- Jobs supported58
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Platte County, not Platte City
Platte County context, not Platte City figures
These are Platte County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Platte City measurements.
- Establishments in Platte County2,659
- Employment at those establishments, Platte County45,216
- Covered employment, Platte County48,079
- Average annual pay, Platte County$59,070
- Average weekly wage, Platte County$1,136
- Housing units permitted, Platte County237
- Of those, single family, Platte County237
- County product, 2024, Platte County$9,634,949,000
- County product change over the prior year, Platte County1.7 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Platte County$70,512
Every figure in this section is published for Platte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Platte City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Platte City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Platte City, Missouri?
4,824, in 2,041 households. Platte City city covers 3.96 square miles of land, which is 1,217 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Platte City in?
Platte County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Platte City?
$71,498. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,800. Median gross rent is $1,226 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Platte City businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $6.0 m, across 10 lenders, median approval $351,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.4 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Platte City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Platte City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Platte City. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Platte City figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Platte County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Platte City.
Is zoning published for Platte City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.