Laurel, Maryland Neighborhood Info

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Laurel, Maryland QuickFacts

	Laurel, Maryland	United States
Total population	19,960	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	laurel

Laurel, Maryland Population

	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
Male	9,631	48.25%	49.06%
Female	10,329	51.75%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.6		35.3

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	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	15,559	77.95%	74.31%
21 years and over	14,988	75.09%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,670	8.37%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,343	6.73%	12.43%

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	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
White	10,428	52.24%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,887	34.5%	12.32%
Asian	1,376	6.89%	3.64%
Some other race	577	2.89%	5.46%
Two or more races	692	3.47%	2.43%

Laurel, Maryland Housing

	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
Total households	8,931		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,634	51.89%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,297	48.11%	31.94%

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	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	9,548		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	575	6.02%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,931	93.54%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,446	46.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,485	46.97%	30.77%

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	Laurel, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	39	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	353	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,438	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	783	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	97	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	42	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	126,400	119,600

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	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,614	29.27%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,788	31.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,580	17.69%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,279	14.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	442	4.95%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	295	3.3%	9.65%

Laurel, Maryland Education

	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,006		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	361	7.21%	6.47%
Kindergarten	192	3.84%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,946	38.87%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	937	18.72%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,570	31.36%	22.81%

Laurel, Maryland Economy

	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	16,159		217,168,077
In labor force	12,782	79.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,533	77.56%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,111	74.95%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	422	2.61%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	249	1.54%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,377	20.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,417	52.09%	51.66%
In labor force	6,234	38.58%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,192	38.32%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,022	37.27%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,473	9.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	993		12,787,501

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	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,048		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	351	3.88%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	292	3.23%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	957	10.58%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,143	12.63%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,832	20.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,211	24.44%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,095	12.1%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	937	10.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	151	1.67%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	79	0.87%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	49,415		41,994

	Laurel, Maryland	%, Laurel, Maryland	United States
With earnings	8,191	50.69%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	58,473		56,604
With Social Security income	1,020	6.31%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,875		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	150	0.93%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,450		6,320
With public assistance income	59	0.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	7,517		3,032
With retirement income	934	5.78%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,839		17,376

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