La Plata

Population: 2,185
Median household income: $54,801
Median home value: $187,000

La Plata is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico, home to 2,185 residents. The median household income of $54,801 is in line with the San Juan County median ($53,020).

From 2019 to 2023, La Plata's population grew 334.4% from 503 to 2,185, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $150,000 to $187,000.

19.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,185
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,801
Median home value: $187,000
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 867
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5032,185

Median household income

$68,654$54,801

Median home value

$150,000$187,000

Median gross rent

$581$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	503	$68,654	$150,000	$581
2020	2,078	$50,000	$156,100	$773
2021	1,935	$49,861	$159,400	$963
2022	2,063	$53,056	$169,900	$1,076
2023	2,185	$54,801	$187,000	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	3.7%
5 to 17	392	17.9%
18 to 24	96	4.4%
25 to 34	218	10.0%
35 to 44	266	12.2%
45 to 54	252	11.5%
55 to 64	317	14.5%
65 to 74	373	17.1%
75 and over	191	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,397	63.9%
Black or African American	56	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	134	6.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	135	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	458	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	13.4%
High school graduate	401	24.8%
Some college or associate's	689	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	160	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	151	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	75.0%
Carpooled	144	19.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	6.9%
15 to 29 min	357	51.4%
30 to 44 min	255	36.7%
45 to 59 min	26	3.7%
60+ min	9	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 23.1% (503 of 2,176)

	Count	Share
Family households	679	83.9%
Nonfamily households	130	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	809	93.3%
Vacant	58	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	668	82.6%
Renter-occupied	141	17.4%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other53.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	399	46.0%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	467	53.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3539030
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8964, -108.2008