2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Amboy, WA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in La Plata, is 6% less than it is in Amboy and is 36% above the National Average.
- Amboy unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- La Plata unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Amboy, WALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,341  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$108,043$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,583  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Amboy, WALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K25.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Amboy, WALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support8.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Amboy    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This community is Amazing! Everyone is friendly and welcoming. Amboy Territorial Days in July draw tge community together in a three day celebration of local history  More

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Over 16 years ago

It rains here, a  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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