La Plata is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 10,676 people and four associated neighborhoods, La Plata is the 78th largest community in Maryland.La Plata is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, La Plata is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in La Plata who work in management occupations (14.12%), office and administrative support (13.01%), and sales jobs (12.75%). Also of interest is that La Plata has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in La Plata is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Plata, the average commute to work is 36.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of La Plata is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.42% of adults in La Plata have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in La Plata in 2022 was $47,661, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,644 for a family of four. La Plata is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call La Plata home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Plata residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Plata include Irish, English, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in La Plata is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
