2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bloomfield, CT vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in La Plata, is 33% more than it is in Bloomfield and is 36% above the National Average.
- Bloomfield unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- La Plata unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Bloomfield, CTLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.7%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%7.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,961$43,150$37,638
 Household Income$81,354$108,043$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,917$130,337$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bloomfield, CTLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.3%2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.7%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.5%17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%19.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.3%16.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bloomfield, CTLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%17.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%11.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.8%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.4%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%1.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%25.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.4%7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bloomfield    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This is very diverse area. Income, housing, neighborhoods are diverse as well. Crime is very low especially when you consider how close we are to the  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 11 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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