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Platea, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Platea is a Census borough of 591 people across 3.34 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $67,125, 86.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Platea
What Platea is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area3.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land177 plus or minus 40
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie 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.
Platea
How many people live in Platea
- Population591 plus or minus 134
- Median age47.4 plus or minus 13.1
- Population under 18131 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1822.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over114 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households238 plus or minus 53
- Family households187 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families78.6 percent plus or minus 24.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platea
Income and work in Platea
- Median household income$67,125
- Per capita income$32,688
- Civilian labor force264 plus or minus 69
- Employed263 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over433 plus or minus 87
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platea
Housing in Platea
- Housing units242 plus or minus 54
- Occupied units238 plus or minus 53
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 6
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied205 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate86.1 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,600 plus or minus $34,925
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,344 plus or minus $769
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Single family units216 plus or minus 54
- Share single family89.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platea
How Platea gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute222 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes65 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home14.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Platea
Flood risk in Platea
- NFIP communityBorough of Platea
- NFIP community number422699
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/19/14
The Borough of Platea does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422699 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Erie County, not Platea
Erie County context, not Platea figures
- Establishments in Erie County6,103
- Covered employment, Erie County119,552
- Average annual pay, Erie County$53,524
- Housing units permitted, Erie County339
Every figure in this section is published for Erie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Platea.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Platea questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Platea, Pennsylvania?
591, in 238 households. Platea borough covers 3.34 square miles of land, which is 177 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Platea in?
Erie 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 Platea?
$67,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,600. Median gross rent is $1,344 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Platea in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Platea appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Platea, borough of, community 422699, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Platea figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Erie 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 Platea.
Is zoning published for Platea?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.