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La Plata, MD
Demographic Data




La Plata Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

La Plata Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

10,676

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.7%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
9.5%
35 - 54:
28.1%
55 - 64:
16.7%
Over 65 Years:
15.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
93.1%
93.1%
34.4%
34.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

La Plata
USA
$47,661
$47,661
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

La Plata
USA
$117,065
$117,065
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.7%

Employment Industries

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Public Service
Retail
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Transportation
Other
Finance
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Manufacturing
Arts
16.8%
16.8%
11.6%
11.6%
8.0%
8.0%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.3%
5.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
52.0%
52.0%
36.3%
36.3%
5.6%
5.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Polish
Italian
Nigerian
British
Jamaican
European
Norwegian
Hungarian
French
Scottish
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Other Subsaharan African
Haitian
Eastern European
Other Arab
14.3%
14.3%
14.1%
14.1%
9.5%
9.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Langs. of India
French
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Persian
Other Asian languages
Urdu
Arabic
Italian
Korean
Russian
African languages
Native American languages
Japanese
Serbo-Croatian
Scandinavian languages
Hungarian
92.7%
92.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born La Plata Residents

8.0%


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