COMPARING TWO PLACES
Platte County vs Colfax County
PLACE A
Platte County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Colfax County, Nebraska
Platte County is 946% larger than Colfax County. Platte County earns more, with a median household income $13,697 higher. Platte County has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 1%).
PLATTE COUNTYCOLFAX COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population114,40010,934+946% vs Colfax County
Population density27227+246
Population growth19.5%0.6%+18.8 pts
Median age39.135.5+3.6
Male49.4%53.8%−4.4 pts
Female50.6%46.2%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born5.7%28.9%−23.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.7%44.7%+32.0 pts
Black7.5%3.5%+4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%47.8%−40.7 pts
Asian2.5%0.2%+2.3 pts
Other6.2%3.8%+2.4 pts
Median household income$96,227$82,530+$13,697
Per capita income$50,574$33,388+$17,186
Poverty rate7.0%6.9%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.381+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher46.5%14.8%+31.7 pts
Graduate degree18.0%5.1%+12.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%1.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation69.5%70.0%−0.5 pts
Median home value$345,100$144,700+$200,400
Median gross rent$1,334$980+$354
Owner-occupied67.4%76.3%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%7.3%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.1%13.7%+26.4 pts
Average commute24.317.4+6.9
Worked from home19.2%3.6%+15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured6.1%12.2%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025