Georgetown vs Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Georgetown and Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

Georgetown and Laurel are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Georgetown has the higher population (7,456 vs 4,043 in Laurel). Georgetown has the higher median household income ($47,423 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Georgetown has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Georgetown	Laurel
Population	7,456	4,043
Median age	30.3 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,423	$44,593
Median home value	$266,100	$192,700
Median gross rent	$1,333	$924
Housing units	2,609	1,563
Homeownership rate	41.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Georgetown	Laurel
Population	7,259 → 7,456 (+2.7%)	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$48,468 → $47,423 (-2.2%)	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$220,800 → $266,100 (+20.5%)	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,333 (+52.3%)	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)

Georgetown

Population

7,2597,456

Median household income

$48,468$47,423

Median home value

$220,800$266,100

Median gross rent

$875$1,333

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Georgetown	Laurel
Under 5	9.1%	8.6%
5 to 17	21.0%	26.2%
18 to 24	11.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	21.2%
35 to 44	15.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	8.2%	5.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.9%
75 and over	6.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Georgetown	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	31.1%	23.5%
Black or African American	10.1%	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Georgetown	Laurel
No high school diploma	33.9%	33.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Georgetown	Laurel
Drove alone	80.7%	66.5%
Carpooled	12.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.2%	8.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	2.7%
Other means	2.9%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Georgetown	Laurel
1-unit, detached	52.1%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	15.3%
20 or more units	11.3%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Georgetown	Laurel
Poverty rate	15.9%	35.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1982	1972