La Plata, NM Demographic Data
La Plata, NM Summary
La Plata is located in San Juan County in New Mexico
- Population: 830
- Area: 10.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 81.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,830.05 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Plata, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
186
44%
50.8
Male
239
56%
49.2
Total Population
425
323,128,000
La Plata, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
26
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14
3.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7
1.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
32
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
22
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
56
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
65
15.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
33
7.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
40
9.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
52
12.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
50
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6
1.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22
5.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
372
87.5%
77.2
Female
160
43.0%
51.3
Male
212
57.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
324
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
99
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
78
18.4%
15.2
Female
50
64.1%
55.8
Male
28
35.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
La Plata, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
407
95.8%
96.8
White
395
92.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
2.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
82
19.3%
17.8
Mexican
62
14.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
4.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
343
80.7%
82.2
La Plata, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
95
29.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
60
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
47
14.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
55
17.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
43
13.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24
7.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
300
92.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
98
30.3%
31.2
La Plata, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
93
24.6%
33.7%
Now Married
244
64.6%
47.5
Divorced
21
5.6%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
20
5.3
5.8%
La Plata, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
350
87.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
12.3%
21.6%
Spanish
33
8.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
4.0%
1.1%
La Plata, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
16
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
21
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9
4.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
12
6.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6
3.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31
16.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
55
29.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
5.3%
6.4
Median household income
79,271
57,617
Per capita income
46,421
31,128
La Plata, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
24
10.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
0
0.0%
9.8
Construction
46
19.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
72
30.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
11
4.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
38
15.8%
4.6
Retail trade
0
0.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
33
13.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
56
23.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
72
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
30
12.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
40
16.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
42
17.5%
18.1%
La Plata, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
240
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
167
69.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
64
26.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
9
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.9
26.6
La Plata, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
27
14.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
62
33.2%
37.1
3 or more
82
43.9%
21.0
La Plata, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
187
93.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
149
79.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
38
20.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
14
7.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.1
0.0%
2.5
La Plata, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
201
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
6
3.0%
9.1
4 rooms
39
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
46
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
41
20.4%
17.8
7 rooms
37
18.4%
12.0
8 rooms
26
12.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
La Plata, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
201
1-unit, detached
130
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
71
35.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
La Plata, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
10
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
0
0.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6
3.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5
2.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
57
28.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
99
49.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
La Plata, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6
3.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
86
46.0%
4.7
Electricity
28
15.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
45
24.1%
1.9
Solar energy
5
2.7%
0.1
Other fuel
17
9.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
La Plata, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
110
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
4
3.6%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
6
5.5%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
29.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
68
61.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
60
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15
13.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
La Plata, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
38
100.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
559
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
42.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
42.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
La Plata, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
149
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6
4.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
21
14.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
44
29.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
52
34.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14
9.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
4.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
205,000
205,000