| | People QuickFacts | La Plata | Maryland |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 8,896 | 5,839,572 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,753 | 5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 8,753 | 5,773,552 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.4% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.4% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 66.3% | 58.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 26.7% | 29.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.7% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.2% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 64.5% | 54.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.8% | 86.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.2% | 13.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.5% | 16.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.7% | 88.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 28.7% | 36.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 782 | 443,652 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 37.9 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,234 | 2,378,814 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 78.2% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.4% | 25.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $359,500 | $319,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,079 | 2,128,377 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.55 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $40,946 | $35,751 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $91,509 | $72,419 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.1% | 9.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | La Plata | Maryland |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 909 | 528,112 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 19.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 290,321 | 75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $33,010 | $13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 30,042 | 10,758,428 |