Laurel vs Lewes

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

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

Laurel has the higher population (4,043 vs 3,415 in Lewes). Lewes has the higher median household income ($92,375 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Lewes has the higher median home value ($806,700 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Lewes
Population	4,043	3,415
Median age	30.0 yrs	67.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$92,375
Median home value	$192,700	$806,700
Median gross rent	$924	$1,271
Housing units	1,563	3,060
Homeownership rate	36.1%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	65.2%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Lewes
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	3,198 → 3,415 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$88,984 → $92,375 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$558,200 → $806,700 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$1,065 → $1,271 (+19.3%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Lewes

Population

3,1983,415

Median household income

$88,984$92,375

Median home value

$558,200$806,700

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Lewes
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.2%	6.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	1.6%
25 to 34	21.2%	3.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	6.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	6.1%
55 to 64	5.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	35.1%
75 and over	2.8%	24.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Lewes
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	39.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Lewes
No high school diploma	33.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	36.6%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	42.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Lewes
Drove alone	66.5%	62.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	3.2%
Public transit	8.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	29.3%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Lewes
1-unit, detached	57.5%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	14.5%
20 or more units	6.4%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Lewes
Poverty rate	35.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.84	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1972	1992