La Plata Population and Demographics

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La Plata town, Maryland Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent La Plata Population: 6551 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 3156 48.18% Female 3395 51.82%       Under 5 years 404 6.17% 5 to 9 years 487 7.43% 10 to 14 years 497 7.59% 15 to 19 years 457 6.98% 20 to 24 years 342 5.22% 25 to 34 years 901 13.75% 35 to 44 years 1132 17.28% 45 to 54 years 959 14.64% 55 to 59 years 327 4.99% 60 to 64 years 221 3.37% 65 to 74 years 350 5.34% 75 to 84 years 299 4.56% 85 years and over 175 2.67%       Median age (years) 36.5       18 years and over 4868 74.31% Male 2300 35.11% Female 2568 39.2% 21 years and over 4644 70.89% 62 years and over 944 14.41% 65 years and over 824 12.58% Male 268 4.09% Female 556 8.49%       Race     One race 6480 98.92% White 4764 72.72% Black or African American 1552 23.69% American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.52% Asian 102 1.56% Asian indian 30 0.46% Chinese 15 0.23% Filipino 29 0.44% Japanese 4 0.06% Korean 12 0.18% Vietnamese 4 0.06% Other Asian 8 0.12% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.05% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.05% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 25 0.38% Two or more races 71 1.08%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 6551 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 85 1.3% Mexican 30 0.46% Puerto Rican 18 0.27% Cuban 3 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 34 0.52% Not Hispanic or Latino 6466 98.7% White alone 4712 71.93%       Relationship     Total Population 6551 100.00% In households 5838 89.12% Householder 2223 33.93% Spouse 1100 16.79% Child 1935 29.54% Own child under 18 years 1534 23.42% Other relatives 287 4.38% Under 18 years 115 1.76% Nonrelatives 293 4.47% Unmarried partner 140 2.14% In group quarters 713 10.88% Institutionalized population 693 10.58% Non-Institutionalized population 20 0.31%       Households by Type     Total Households 2223 100.0 % Family households (families) 1579 71.03% With own children under 18 years 840 37.79% Married-couple family 1100 49.48% With own children under 18 years 512 23.03% Female householder, no husband present 378 17% With own children under 18 years 269 12.1% Non Family households 644 28.97% Householder living alone 520 23.39% Householder 65 years and over 195 8.77%       Households with individuals under 18 years 915 41.16% Households with individuals 65 years and over 427 19.21%       Average Household size 2.63 Average family size 3.1       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 2308 100.00% Occupied housing units 2223 96.32% Vacant housing units 85 3.68% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 0.26% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 2223 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1513 68.06% Renter-occupied housing units. 710 31.94%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.78 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.29

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