Bryans Road vs La Plata

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

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

La Plata has the higher population (10,470 vs 9,174 in Bryans Road). La Plata has the higher median household income ($121,707 vs $117,117 in Bryans Road). La Plata has the higher median home value ($405,200 vs $343,300 in Bryans Road).

Population, income & housing

	Bryans Road	La Plata
Population	9,174	10,470
Median age	37.4 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,117	$121,707
Median home value	$343,300	$405,200
Median gross rent	$2,044	$1,483
Housing units	3,232	3,961
Homeownership rate	96.1%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bryans Road	La Plata
Population	7,847 → 9,174 (+16.9%)	9,376 → 10,470 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$93,258 → $117,117 (+25.6%)	$87,036 → $121,707 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$274,000 → $343,300 (+25.3%)	$330,000 → $405,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,857 → $2,044 (+10.1%)	$1,312 → $1,483 (+13.0%)

Bryans Road

Population

7,8479,174

Median household income

$93,258$117,117

Median home value

$274,000$343,300

Median gross rent

$1,857$2,044

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)

	Bryans Road	La Plata
Under 5	5.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	12.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.1%
75 and over	4.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bryans Road	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	19.3%	47.2%
Black or African American	66.3%	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bryans Road	La Plata
No high school diploma	5.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bryans Road	La Plata
Drove alone	71.9%	67.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.8%
Public transit	4.3%	2.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	16.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bryans Road	La Plata
1-unit, detached	76.2%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	22.4%	32.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bryans Road	La Plata
Poverty rate	2.3%	3.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	41	39
Median year structure built	1990	1992