Indian Head vs La Plata

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

Indian Head 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 3,982 in Indian Head). La Plata has the higher median household income ($121,707 vs $84,898 in Indian Head). La Plata has the higher median home value ($405,200 vs $258,900 in Indian Head).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Head	La Plata
Population	3,982	10,470
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,898	$121,707
Median home value	$258,900	$405,200
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,483
Housing units	1,625	3,961
Homeownership rate	71.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Head	La Plata
Population	3,822 → 3,982 (+4.2%)	9,376 → 10,470 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$69,355 → $84,898 (+22.4%)	$87,036 → $121,707 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$220,900 → $258,900 (+17.2%)	$330,000 → $405,200 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,473 → $1,326 (-10.0%)	$1,312 → $1,483 (+13.0%)

Indian Head

Population

3,8223,982

Median household income

$69,355$84,898

Median home value

$220,900$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,473$1,326

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)

	Indian Head	La Plata
Under 5	6.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	12.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	16.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.1%
75 and over	3.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Head	La Plata
White (non-Hispanic)	24.1%	47.2%
Black or African American	60.5%	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Head	La Plata
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	46.0%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Head	La Plata
Drove alone	76.7%	67.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.8%
Public transit	2.3%	2.9%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Head	La Plata
1-unit, detached	48.2%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	49.3%	32.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Indian Head	La Plata
Poverty rate	7.3%	3.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	47	39
Median year structure built	1982	1992