La Vale is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,658 people and three constituent neighborhoods, La Vale is the 184th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, La Vale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Vale is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Vale who work in teaching (13.92%), office and administrative support jobs (13.45%), and sales jobs (11.56%).

La Vale is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around La Vale, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.74% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

La Vale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

La Vale Information and Demographics

The education level of La Vale citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.04% of adults in La Vale have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in La Vale in 2000 was $20,989, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,956 for a family of four.

The people who call La Vale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in La Vale is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in La Vale include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in La Vale is English.