2026 Compare Cities Economy:
La Plata, MD vs Surfside Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Surfside Beach, is 43% less than it is in La Plata and is 12% below the National Average.
- La Plata unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Surfside Beach unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 La Plata, MDSurfside Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,150  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,840$69,021
 Family Median Income$130,337  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Plata, MDSurfside Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K19.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Plata, MDSurfside Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.0%13.1%
Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 13 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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