Hughesville vs La Plata

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

Hughesville 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 2,280 in Hughesville). Hughesville has the higher median household income ($122,981 vs $121,707 in La Plata). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($522,400 vs $405,200 in La Plata).

Population, income & housing

	Hughesville	La Plata
Population	2,280	10,470
Median age	55.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$122,981	$121,707
Median home value	$522,400	$405,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,483
Housing units	989	3,961
Homeownership rate	98.3%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughesville	La Plata
Population	2,279 → 2,280 (+0.0%)	9,376 → 10,470 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$123,520 → $122,981 (-0.4%)	$87,036 → $121,707 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$425,700 → $522,400 (+22.7%)	$330,000 → $405,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,312 → $1,483 (+13.0%)

Hughesville

Population

2,2792,280

Median household income

$123,520$122,981

Median home value

$425,700$522,400

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)

	Hughesville	La Plata
Under 5	3.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	12.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	25.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.1%
75 and over	12.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughesville	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	47.2%
Black or African American	26.7%	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughesville	La Plata
No high school diploma	4.1%	7.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughesville	La Plata
Drove alone	71.7%	67.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.8%
Public transit	3.8%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	16.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughesville	La Plata
1-unit, detached	97.2%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hughesville	La Plata
Poverty rate	1.7%	3.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	48	39
Median year structure built	1990	1992