Language Spoken At Home in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,132 | 100% |
English only | 7,537 | 92.7% |
Language other than English | 595 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 136 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 277 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 226 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 69 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 23 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,743 | 100% |
American | 210 | 2.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 67 | 0.8% |
Danish | 7 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 91 | 1.0% |
English | 853 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 277 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 53 | 0.6% |
German | 1,580 | 18.1% |
Greek | 23 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,367 | 15.6% |
Italian | 577 | 6.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 68 | 0.8% |
Polish | 155 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 51 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 117 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 232 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 199 | 2.3% |
Swedish | 115 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 18 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 71 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,085 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,960 | 63.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,006 | 32.6% |
Married-couple family | 1,364 | 44.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 656 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 52 | 1.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7 | 0.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 544 | 17.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 343 | 11.1% |
Nonfamily households | 1,125 | 36.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,026 | 33.3% |
65 years and over | 391 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,057 | 34.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 686 | 22.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,968 | 100% |
Householder | 3,085 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 1,390 | 17.4% |
Child | 2,704 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 383 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 406 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 166 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,214 | 100% |
Never married | 1,301 | 40.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,450 | 45.1% |
Separated | 30 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 85 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 348 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,585 | 100% |
Never married | 1,019 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,474 | 41.1% |
Separated | 72 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 494 | 13.8% |
Divorced | 526 | 14.7% |
Fertility in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 30 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 79 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 24 | 30.4% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 24 | 30.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 24 | 100% |
Who are female | 24 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0.0% |
School Enrollment in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,482 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 201 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 119 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,036 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 477 | 19.2% |
College or graduate school | 649 | 26.1% |
Educational Attainment in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,940 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 90 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 443 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,588 | 26.7% |
Some college, no degree | 1,611 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 463 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,102 | 18.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 643 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.4% |
Veteran Status in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,417 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 795 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,920 | 100% |
With a disability | 782 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,240 | 100% |
With a disability | 0 | 0.0% |
18 to 64 years | 4,814 | 100% |
With a disability | 455 | 9.5% |
65 years and over | 866 | 100% |
With a disability | 327 | 37.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,705 | 100% |
Same house | 7,046 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,648 | 18.9% |
Same county | 1,116 | 12.8% |
Different county | 532 | 6.1% |
Same state | 364 | 4.2% |
Different state | 168 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,743 | 100% |
Native | 8,399 | 96.1% |
Born in United States | 8,168 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 4,133 | 47.3% |
Different state | 4,035 | 46.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 231 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 344 | 3.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 344 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 176 | 51.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 168 | 48.8% |
Year of Entry in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 575 | 100% |
Native | 231 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 231 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 344 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 344 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in La Plata Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 344 | 100% |
Europe | 62 | 18.0% |
Asia | 170 | 49.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 112 | 32.6% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |