La Plata, MD Population

Overview

10,054

Total Population

42.6

Median age

48.05%

Female population %

108.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

509

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

La Plata's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Plata is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Plata's population under 18 was 20.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Plata's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Plata, 17.42% were under the age of 15, 15.83% aged 15 to 29, 51.43% aged 30 to 64, 13.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 392 less females than males in La Plata:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.05% females and 51.95% males in La Plata, MD.
The La Plata, MD gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 557.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 571.

La Plata's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Plata population: 62% are White, 29.59% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.49% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 3.76% are multiracial.
La Plata's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 509 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,545 (94.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Plata is White with a population of 6,233 (62% of the total population).

La Plata's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,676 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, La Plata's population increased by 2,043 (30.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Plata's population increased by 1,391 (15.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Plata's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,762.