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Platte County, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

	Platte County	Kansas City MSA	United States
Population, 2017	101,187	2,128,912	325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	18.13%	7.47%	7.99%
Median Age, 2016	38.1	37.4	37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.)	420.19	7,950	3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016	95.3%	91.4%	87%
College Grads, 2016	40.7%	35%	30.3%
Labor Force, 2017	56,864	1,128,859	160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.2%	3.8%	4.4%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
AAON	Environmental controls mfg.	58
Adjent	Automobile supplier interiors	810
Aetna Rx Home Delivery	Health Insurance Agency	230
Affinity Worldwide	Diversified	139
AmerisourceBergen	Healthcare	175
Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa	Riverboat gaming	771
Aviation Technical Services	Aviation Consultant	209
Bank of America Server Center	Data Center	65
BCD Travel	Travel agency	140
Blount International	Distribution Services	168
Challenge Manufacturing Company	Auto parts mfg.	235
Citi Cards	Bank card collections	600
Complete Home Concepts	Home improvement products and service	73
Crane Freight	Distribution Service	75
DeLaval Inc.	Dairy equip. cleaner/sanitizer mfg.	102
Embassy Suites	Hotel	102
Engaged Companies	Software company	195
Federal Express	Shipping and Mailing Service	207
Four Points by Sheraton	Hotel	65
Frontier Airlines Maintenance Center	Airlines Service Center	60
Gallagher North America, Inc.	Electric Fencing & data collection systems	75
GE Transportation	Auto parts mfg.	120
Great Plains Analytical Laboratory	Grain testing laboratory	100
Haldex Brake Products Corp.	Brake products mfg.	166
Harley-Davidson Motor Company	Motorcycle mfg.	620
Hilton-Kansas City Airport	Hotel	144
HMS host/LJA Joint Venture	Food Service	280
Jet Midwest	Aviation parts distribution	110
Johnson Controls	Commercial fire & security services	460
Kansas City Airport Marriott	Hotel	155
Kansas City Aviation Department	Airport transportation	520
KC Sausage	Food manufacturing	276
KCI Auto Auction	Transportation	137
KCP&L (Iatan plant)	Energy, utility	232
Lincare Holdings, Inc.	Respiratory services	290
Marlen International	Industrial goods	79
Martinrea Riverside LLC	Automotive supplier	183
McCormick Distilling Co., Inc.	Distilled liquors bottling & distribution	165
Multivac	Food-packaging machinery mfg.	319
National Beef	Meat wholesaler	177
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems	Data Center	93
Park Hill School District	Education	1,550
Park University	Education	632
Platte County	Government	190
Platte County R-3 Schools	Education	583
Premium Waters	Bottled water manufacturing	131
Pro Athlete	Retail related operations	54
Pure Fishing, Inc.	Fishing equipment distribution center	187
Rackspace	Data Center	50
Randy Reed Buick GMC	Transportation	92
ROS Technology Services, Inc.	Restaurant Software Technology	64
Saint Luke's Northland Hospital	Health services	1,000
Schenck Process	Industrial automation equipment mfg.	150
Shinfu	Distribution services	67
Smithfield	Meat products mfg.	402
Southwest Airlines	Aviation	315
Syncreon	Distribution services	300
The National Golf Club of Kansas City	Recreation	150
The Results Companies	Call Center	159
Thoroughbred Ford	Transportation	120
Toyota Motor Sales	Transportation	110
TriWest Healthcare Alliance	Health care	500
Unite Private Networks	Information technology	175
Universal Account Servicing	Insurance services	83
Universal Guardian Acceptance LLC	Billing, finance, and collection	53
US Farathane	Automotive supplier	268
Velociti	Wireless tech for transportation industry	150
Weber	Food processing equipment	90
West Platte R-2 School District	Public education	101
Worth Harley-Davidson	Retail related operations	125
Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems	Manufacturing	525