La Plata

Population: 10,470
Median household income: $121,707
Median home value: $405,200

La Plata is a community in Charles County, Maryland, home to 10,470 residents. Its median household income of $121,707 runs in line with the Charles County figure of $120,592.

From 2019 to 2023, La Plata's population grew 11.7% from 9,376 to 10,470, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $330,000 to $405,200.

The median gross rent is $1,483. 33.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,470
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $121,707
Median home value: $405,200
Median gross rent: $1,483
Housing units: 3,961
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,376	$87,036	$330,000	$1,312
2020	9,516	$94,755	$333,000	$1,382
2021	10,054	$108,043	$343,000	$1,605
2022	10,283	$117,065	$396,300	$1,539
2023	10,470	$121,707	$405,200	$1,483

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	280	2.7%
5 to 17	1,742	16.6%
18 to 24	1,254	12.0%
25 to 34	1,055	10.1%
35 to 44	1,287	12.3%
45 to 54	1,650	15.8%
55 to 64	1,489	14.2%
65 to 74	849	8.1%
75 and over	864	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,944	47.2%
Black or African American	3,573	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	398	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	826	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	712	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	513	7.1%
High school graduate	1,729	24.0%
Some college or associate's	2,513	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,388	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,051	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,586	67.3%
Carpooled	629	11.8%
Public transit	155	2.9%
Walked	36	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	897	16.8%
Other means	29	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,036	23.4%
15 to 29 min	857	19.3%
30 to 44 min	670	15.1%
45 to 59 min	298	6.7%
60+ min	1,574	35.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 3.5% (349 of 9,937)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,399	65.5%
Nonfamily households	1,266	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,665	92.5%
Vacant	296	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,840	77.5%
Renter-occupied	825	22.5%

1-unit, detached48.0%

1-unit, attached32.3%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,903	48.0%
1-unit, attached	1,279	32.3%
2 to 4 units	82	2.1%
5 to 19 units	343	8.7%
20 or more units	354	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2445750
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.5435, -76.9698