Bensville vs La Plata

A side-by-side comparison of Bensville and La Plata: population, income, housing, and more.

Bensville and La Plata are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bensville has the higher population (14,792 vs 10,470 in La Plata). Bensville has the higher median household income ($161,568 vs $121,707 in La Plata). Bensville has the higher median home value ($475,800 vs $405,200 in La Plata).

Population, income & housing

	Bensville	La Plata
Population	14,792	10,470
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$161,568	$121,707
Median home value	$475,800	$405,200
Median gross rent	$2,680	$1,483
Housing units	4,797	3,961
Homeownership rate	94.0%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bensville	La Plata
Population	13,227 → 14,792 (+11.8%)	9,376 → 10,470 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$127,096 → $161,568 (+27.1%)	$87,036 → $121,707 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$366,600 → $475,800 (+29.8%)	$330,000 → $405,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,519 → $2,680 (+6.4%)	$1,312 → $1,483 (+13.0%)

Bensville

Population

13,22714,792

Median household income

$127,096$161,568

Median home value

$366,600$475,800

Median gross rent

$2,519$2,680

La Plata

Population

9,37610,470

Median household income

$87,036$121,707

Median home value

$330,000$405,200

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bensville	La Plata
Under 5	4.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	12.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	17.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.1%
75 and over	2.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bensville	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	47.2%
Black or African American	61.5%	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	4.3%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bensville	La Plata
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bensville	La Plata
Drove alone	80.0%	67.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	11.8%
Public transit	3.3%	2.9%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	16.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bensville	La Plata
1-unit, detached	91.1%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	32.3%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bensville	La Plata
Poverty rate	9.3%	3.5%
Average household size	3.15	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	43	39
Median year structure built	2001	1992