Laurel vs Millsboro

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

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

Millsboro has the higher population (7,152 vs 4,043 in Laurel). Millsboro has the higher median household income ($77,750 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Millsboro has the higher median home value ($297,000 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Millsboro
Population	4,043	7,152
Median age	30.0 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$77,750
Median home value	$192,700	$297,000
Median gross rent	$924	$1,207
Housing units	1,563	3,222
Homeownership rate	36.1%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Millsboro
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	4,342 → 7,152 (+64.7%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$49,737 → $77,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$215,200 → $297,000 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$1,063 → $1,207 (+13.5%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Millsboro

Population

4,3427,152

Median household income

$49,737$77,750

Median home value

$215,200$297,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Millsboro
Under 5	8.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	26.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	21.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	5.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.9%
75 and over	2.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Millsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	64.8%
Black or African American	39.2%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Millsboro
No high school diploma	33.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	36.6%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Millsboro
Drove alone	66.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	10.2%
Public transit	8.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	14.5%
Other means	7.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Millsboro
1-unit, detached	57.5%	31.2%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	39.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	18.7%
20 or more units	6.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Millsboro
Poverty rate	35.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1972	2010