Plato, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

242

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

0.988% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,250

8.18% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$239,700

4.72% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Economy

The economy of Plato, MN employs 127 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plato, MN were Construction (33 people), Manufacturing (23 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($76,719), Construction ($72,750), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,667).

Employment

Occupations

127

2024 Value

± 58

17.6%

1 Year growth

± 56.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plato, MN grew at a rate of 17.6%, from 108 employees to 127 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plato, MN, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (25 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plato, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

127

2024 Value

± 58

17.6%

1 Year growth

± 56.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plato, MN grew at a rate of 17.6%, from 108 employees to 127 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plato, MN, are Construction (33 people), Manufacturing (23 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plato, MN, though some of these residents may live in Plato, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,875

Median earning men ± $11,722

$53,000

Median earning women ± $4,322

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($110,313), Manufacturing ($77,000), and Construction ($72,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,083) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($11,667).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Plato, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plato, MN was $239,700 in 2024, which is 0.72 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $228,900 to $239,700, a 4.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Plato, MN is 96.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plato, MN have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plato, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$239,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$40,212

$91

Median Property Taxes

±$32

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plato, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Plato, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

96.8%

Homeownership

2024

57.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 96.8% of the housing units in Plato, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plato, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,250

Median Household Income

± $16,702

Number of Households

± 35

In 2024, the median household income of the 94 households in Plato, MN declined from $91,250 from the previous year's value of $99,375.

The following chart displays the households in Plato, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plato, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.8%)
Worked At Home (8.8%)
Carpooled (1.6%)

In 2024, 88.8% of workers in Plato, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.8%) and those who carpooled to work (1.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plato, MN have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.51% of the workforce in Plato, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plato, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plato, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plato, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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