La Plata, Maryland Census and Community Profile

LA PLATA GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Plata, MD
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Plata, MD was 6,551.

La Plata Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Plata was 3,156, which represents 48.2 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Plata, MD
There are an estimated 1,552 married men in the town. 64.6 percent of men over 15 years old in La Plata are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Plata is 3,395 which is 51.8 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Plata, Maryland
There are an estimated 1,446 married women in the community. 51.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Plata, MD
The median age of people living in La Plata, MD was 36.5 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in La Plata was 404. There were 4,868 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.3 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 12.6 percent of the population (824) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Plata, MD
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Plata, MD was 6,480.

White Population in La Plata, MD
The estimated White population in the La Plata community is 4,764, which is 72.7 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Plata, Maryland
The estimated Black/African American population is 1,552, which is 23.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Plata, MD
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Plata, MD was 34.

Asian Population in La Plata, Maryland
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 102.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Plata, MD
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Plata was an estimated 3.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 25, while those of “two or more races” was 71 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Plata community was 85, or 1.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Plata, MD
The household population number in La Plata was 5,838.

Group Quarters Population in La Plata, MD
Group Quarters population in the community was 713.

Average Household Size in La Plata, MD
The average household size in La Plata is 2.63 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.1 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Plata, MD
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,308 total housing units in La Plata.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,223, or 96.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,513 were owner-occupied (68.1), and 710 were renter-occupied (31.9, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 85 vacant homes in La Plata at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Plata, Maryland
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,421, with a median value in dollars of 174,900.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Plata, MD
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,366 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Plata, average costs per month were $338 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,603 people in the community had a high school degree, or 81.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Plata, Maryland
968 people in La Plata also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 21.9 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Plata, MD
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Plata was 693, or 14.2 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Plata, MD
In 2000, there were 917 people in La Plata, MD listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Plata, MD
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 221 people in La Plata who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Plata, Maryland
There were 3,166 in the labor force in La Plata at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 62 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in La Plata was 36.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Plata, MD
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $56,490. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Plata, MD
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $66,288. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Plata, Maryland
Per capita income in La Plata in the last full census was 24,669. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in La Plata numbered 139, or 8.3 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in La Plata, MD
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 594, or 10.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.