COMPARING TWO PLACES
Platte City vs Lansing
PLACE A
Platte City, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Lansing, Iowa
Platte City is 413% larger than Lansing. Platte City earns more, with a median household income $5,873 higher. Platte City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
PLATTE CITYLANSINGDIFFERENCE
Total population4,911957+413% vs Lansing
Population density1,238888+351
Population growth2.0%-3.1%+5.1 pts
Median age41.548.1−6.6
Male48.4%51.5%−3.1 pts
Female51.6%48.5%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.9%2.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%94.4%−8.7 pts
Black2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%1.1%+3.5 pts
Asian1.7%2.2%−0.6 pts
Other5.1%2.2%+2.9 pts
Median household income$71,498$65,625+$5,873
Per capita income$33,801$35,854−$2,053
Poverty rate10.3%5.1%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.424Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%25.9%−1.8 pts
Graduate degree9.9%9.4%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%1.7%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.5%60.7%+7.8 pts
Median home value$210,800$167,500+$43,300
Median gross rent$1,226$579+$647
Owner-occupied47.8%77.5%−29.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%27.8%−17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%14.6%+37.5 pts
Average commute22.321.6+0.7
Worked from home6.2%2.3%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured2.6%1.8%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025