What percentage of people rent in La Plata, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in La Plata, MD, 2020–2024
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19.6% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in La Plata, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 774 renting households against 3,167 that own their home.

In La Plata, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 774 (±159)
Median renter income: $59,444 (±$29,869)

Who rents and who owns in La Plata

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Plata	Charles County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±3.6 points)	17.9% (±1.3 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	774 (±159)	10,917 (±804)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,167 (±256)	49,958 (±916)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,444 (±$29,869)	$72,445 (±$8,594)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$137,052 (±$12,633)	$136,321 (±$3,103)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In La Plata, the renter share is not measurably different from Charles County (17.9%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Charles County, La Plata ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 227 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in La Plata has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	33.7% (±5.6 points)	19.6% (±3.6 points)	−14.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,312 (±$217)	$1,559 (±$296)	+18.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,036 (±$12,949)	$121,208 (±$21,704)	+39.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near La Plata

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Plata
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Plata	—	19.6% (±3.6 points)	—
Port Tobacco Village	3.5 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bensville	5.2 mi	3.2% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Waldorf	5.3 mi	25.1% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Bryans Road	7.8 mi	6.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Accokeek	9.3 mi	3.4% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Potomac Heights	9.6 mi	23.2% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brandywine	11 mi	4.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Hughesville	11 mi	3.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bensville, MD (3.2%), Bryans Road, MD (6.1%), Accokeek, MD (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waldorf, MD (25.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Charles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Waldorf	25.1% (±2.2 points)
2	Indian Head	24.8% (±12.0 points)
3	Potomac Heights	23.2% (±19.9 points)
4	La Plata	19.6% (±3.6 points)
5	Bryans Road	6.1% (±2.9 points)
6	Hughesville	3.5% (±4.5 points)
7	Bensville	3.2% (±1.8 points)
8	Port Tobacco Village	0.0% (±100.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about La Plata

How many renters are there in La Plata?

La Plata has an estimated 774 (±159) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Plata?

In La Plata, the share of households that rent went from 33.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in La Plata?

A renting household in La Plata has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Plata?

The median renting household in La Plata, MD has an income of $59,444 (±$29,869) a year, against $137,052 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for La Plata town, Maryland (place:45750, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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