Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD

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US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Median Property Value

$402,300

5.09% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

84,859

3.69% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD are College of Southern Maryland (1,599 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD was $402,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD borders George Washington Regional Commission (South) PUMA, VA, George Washington Regional Commission (North) PUMA, VA, Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck & Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commissions PUMA, VA, South Prince George's County--Clinton, Fort Washington & Rosaryville PUMA, MD, Calvert & Southeast St. Mary's Counties--Chesapeake Beach & California PUMA, MD, Central St. Mary's County--Lexington Park City & Leonardtown PUMA, MD, Fairfax County (Southwest)--Centreville (Southeast) & Lorton PUMA, VA, Fairfax County (Southeast)--Woodlawn, Rose Hill & Mount Vernon PUMA, VA, and Prince William County (East) PUMA, VA.

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Economy

The economy of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD employs 84.9k people. The largest industries in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD are National security & international affairs (6,336 people), Construction (5,981 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (5,524 people), and the highest paying industries are Offices of other health practitioners ($329,716), Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing ($135,316), and Insurance carriers ($135,029).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

84.9k

2022 Value

3.69%

1 Year growth

± 3.69%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD, are Other managers (3,159 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (2,132 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,098 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

84.9k

2022 Value

3.69%

1 Year growth

± 3.69%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD, are National security & international affairs (6,336 people), Construction (5,981 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (5,524 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD, though some of these residents may live in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($112,578), Public Administration ($111,629), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,605).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($111,847), Manufacturing ($73,315), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,040).

Employment by Industry Sector

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0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Angela Alsobrooks

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD awarded 1,599 degrees. The student population of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,963 male students and 3,021 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD are White (808 and 50.5%), followed by Black or African American (395 and 24.7%), Hispanic or Latino (153 and 9.57%), and Two or More Races (99 and 6.19%).

The largest universities in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD by number of degrees awarded are College of Southern Maryland (1,599 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (514 and 32.1%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (278 and 17.4%), and Computer & Information Systems Security (109 and 6.82%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,984 students enrolled in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD, 39.4% men and 60.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,281 records, of which 62% were women and 38% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
278 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
100 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
91 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 278 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

College of Southern Maryland

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,599 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Southern Maryland with 1,599 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 583 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD, which is 0.574 times less than the 1,016 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 808 degrees mean that there were 2.05 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 395 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,880) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,470) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,012) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD was $402,300 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $382,800 to $402,300, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$402,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,334

$48,900

Median Property Taxes

±$1,564

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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60.2k

Number of Households

± 1,847

The following chart displays the households in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 9.92% of the workforce in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 42.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City PUMA, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.