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Plattsburg, MO

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Overview


Plattsburg is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,224 people and just one neighborhood, Plattsburg is the 256th largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Plattsburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plattsburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plattsburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plattsburg who work in sales jobs (14.51%), office and administrative support (13.85%), and management occupations (8.95%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Plattsburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Plattsburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Plattsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Plattsburg, the average commute to work is 31.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Plattsburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Plattsburg who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.51% of adults in Plattsburg have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Plattsburg in 2018 was $32,197, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,788 for a family of four. However, Plattsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Plattsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plattsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plattsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Plattsburg include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and French.

The most common language spoken in Plattsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

If you are planning to retire in Missouri, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Missouri, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.3% of neighborhoods in MO. If a Missouri retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.3% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Plattsburg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 66.9% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 30.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.7%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Plattsburg, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (21.1%), and residents who report English roots (15.0%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (3.3%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (32.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (84.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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