Platte County, Missouri
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State Health Department
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: 912 Wildwood, Jefferson City
( Ronald Cates: 573-751-6001 / catesr@dhss.mo.gov)
Local Health Departments
Population:
- Total Population: 73,781
- Males: 36,445
- Females: 37,336
Ethnicity:
- White: 66,248
- Black/African American: 2,365
- Hispanic: 2,212
- Native American/Eskimo: 377
- Asian: 1,115
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 40
- Other: 70
- 2 or more: 1,354
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (64,895)
- Spanish (1,550)
- German (370)
- French (260)
- Korean (240)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 2,742
- Mexico (428)
- Korea (199)
- United Kingdom (195)
- Germany (154)
- Canada (126)
- Philippines (122)
- Ethiopia (100)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (8,952)
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,399)
- United Methodist Church, The (3,741)
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (2,957)
- Independent, Charismatic Churches (1,550)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Platte County Health Department: 212 Marshall Road, Platte City - (816) 858-2412
- Platte County Health Department: 4443 NW Gateway, Riverside - (816) 858-2412
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 16,557
- Sensory: 1,879
- Physical: 4,135
- Mental: 2,486
- Self-care: 1,072
- Go outside home: 2,887
- Employment: 4,099
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 323
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 29,278
- Utility gas: 19,461
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,146
- Electricity: 7,365
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 79
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 159
- Solar Energy: 3
- Other fuel: 44
- No fuel used: 21
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 56,673
- No vehicle: 2,250
- 1 or more vehicle: 54,423
Education Attainment:
- No School: 127
- No High School: 989
- Some High School: 2,899
- High School: 12,928
- Some College: 12,431
- Associate's Degree: 3,117
- College Degree: 10,914
- Master's Degree: 3,849
- Professional Degree: 1,020
- Doctoral Degree: 447
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 29,278
- Owners with phone: 19,683
- Owners without phone: 61
- Renters with phone: 9,302
- Renters without phone: 232
10 closest counties:
- Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Clay County, Missouri
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Johnson County, Kansas
- Jackson County, Missouri
- Buchanan County, Missouri
- Clinton County, Missouri
- Atchison County, Kansas
- Doniphan County, Kansas
- DeKalb County, Missouri
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
64018, 64028, 64079, 64092, 64098, 64150, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64163, 64164, 64168, 64190, 64195, 64439, 64444
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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