Platte Woods, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 457. Population change since 2000: -3.6%

Males: 217	(47.7%)
Females: 240	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	44.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 64151.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,077 (it was $64,375 in 2000)

Platte Woods:	$70,077
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $41,082

Platte Woods:	$41,082
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $229,737 (it was $153,800 in 2000)

Platte Woods:	$229,737
Missouri:	$138,600

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Races in Platte Woods:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Black (2.5%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Platte Woods: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.4%), English (20.3%), Irish (14.8%), United States (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (7.0%), French (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1946

Elevation: 1010 feet

Land area: 0.38 square miles.

Population density: 1212 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Platte Woods

High school or higher: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Platte Woods city

Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 9.0%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Platte Woods:	1.0% ($1,537)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kansas City, KS (8.5 miles , pop. 146,866).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (11.7 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (408.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Waukomis, MO (0.9 miles ), Weatherby Lake, MO (1.6 miles ), Parkville, MO (1.7 miles ), Houston Lake, MO (1.7 miles ), Northmoor, MO (2.0 miles ), Riverside, MO (2.0 miles ), Oakview, MO (2.1 miles ), Oakwood Park, MO (2.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $150,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $350,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.23 N, Longitude: 94.65 W

Platte Woods household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+12.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Air transportation (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Construction (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (8%)
Food (4%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Top executives (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Engineers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Platte Woods by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	218.3
Robberies	2	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	415.8	0.0	0.0	212.3	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	211.0	0.0	424.6	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	6	3	3	2	4	2
per 100,000	1247.4	632.9	634.2	424.6	860.2	436.7
Thefts	8	9	39	28	22	23
per 100,000	1663.2	1898.7	8245.2	5944.8	4731.2	5021.8
Auto thefts	3	7	2	0	1	2
per 100,000	623.7	1476.8	422.8	0.0	215.1	436.7
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	328.5	280.6	408.0	416.1	266.7	441.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.38
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Platte Woods, Missouri

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Platte Woods, Missouri average precipitation

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Platte Woods-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the Platte Woods city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused $48 million in damages.

Platte Woods-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from Platte Woods center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 9.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Platte Woods center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Platte Woods:

NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO)
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS)

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Amtrak stations near Platte Woods:

11 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
16 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Platte Woods:

PARK UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 13 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 15 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 19 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.3%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Platte Woods compared to Missouri state average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Platte Woods mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Platte County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (21%)

Religion statistics for Platte Woods

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	29.3%	20.9%	12.2%	9.7%	5.1%
Congregations	3.3%	24.6%	9.8%	18.0%	1.6%

Name	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	4.4%	2.4%	2.2%	9.2%
Congregations	4.9%	4.9%	1.6%	3.3%	27.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$50
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$300
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$300
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,406	$38,436	5	$4,191
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$564
Totals for Government	2	$6,406	$38,436	13	$5,405

13.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.72%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($305 average AGI)
Platte County: 0.11%
Missouri average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clay County, MO	4.24% ($42,151 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	1.87% ($37,987)
from Johnson County, KS	0.80% ($57,035)

13.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.44%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($298 average AGI)
Platte County: 0.08%
Missouri average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clay County, MO	5.23% ($40,749 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	1.73% ($35,463)
to Johnson County, KS	0.76% ($45,755)

Strongest AM radio stations in Platte Woods:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KKLO (1410 AM; 5 kW; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: CHARA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KCNW (1380 AM; 3 kW; FAIRWAY, KS; Owner: KANSAS CITY RADIO, INC.)
KCKN (1340 AM; 1 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KGGN (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GLADSTONE, MO; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Platte Woods:

KFKF-FM (94.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCMO-FM (94.9 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KBEQ-FM (104.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KCUR-FM (89.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CURATORS OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KPRS (103.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KLJC (88.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE)
KKFI (90.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MID-COAST RADIO PROJECT, INC.)
KGSP (90.3 FM; PARKVILLE, MO; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PARK UNIVERSITY)
KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCCV-FM (92.3 FM; OLATHE, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMJK (107.3 FM; LEXINGTON, MO; Owner: ALLUR-KANSAS CITY, INC.)
KKJO-FM (105.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Platte Woods:

KCTV (Channel 5; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KMBC-TV (Channel 9; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KMBC HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KSHB-TV (Channel 41; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDAF-TV (Channel 4; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WDAF LICENSE, INC.)
KCWE (Channel 29; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KCWE-TV, INC.)
KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)
KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
K48FS (Channel 48; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K35CT (Channel 35; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K26CR (Channel 26; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Platte Woods fatal accident list:
Jul 12, 2006 07:04 AM, I-29, 72ndst, Lat: 39.226611, Lon: -94.651361, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 5, 1994 04:45 AM, Prairievew, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 26, 1984 10:12 AM, Prairie Vw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

6600 Tower Dr, Type: Tank, Structure height: 42 m, Call Sign: WNAB863
Assigned Frequencies : 152.480 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/12/2011, Certifier: Elizabeth A Phillips
Registrant: Blooston Mordkofsky Dickens Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5536, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2

6500 Tower Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: KAA275
Assigned Frequencies : 454.350 MHz, 152.150 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5520, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:
6500 Tower Drive, Type: Nntann, Call Sign: KSV904
Assigned Frequencies : 158.700 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N0HXT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00280733
Grant Date: 11/22/2006, Expiration Date: 02/12/2017, Certifier: Marshall D Mc Clure
Registrant: Marshall D Mc Clure, 2 Nw Wishing Well Ln, Platte Woods, MO 64151
Call Sign: KC0YRC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01205408
Grant Date: 10/23/2006, Expiration Date: 10/23/2016, Certifier: Michael L Hazlett
Registrant: Michael L Hazlett, 5612 Nw Oakridge Ct, Platte Woods, MO 64151

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 74LW , Serial Number: 18262888, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 02/15/1974
Registrant (Individual): Kenneth S Jinks, 5806 Nw Valley Rd, Platte Woods, MO 64151

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