Laurel vs Ocean View

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

Laurel and Ocean View 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 2,760 in Ocean View). Ocean View has the higher median household income ($88,021 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Ocean View has the higher median home value ($483,600 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Ocean View
Population	4,043	2,760
Median age	30.0 yrs	64.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$88,021
Median home value	$192,700	$483,600
Median gross rent	$924	$1,833
Housing units	1,563	2,601
Homeownership rate	36.1%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Ocean View
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	2,272 → 2,760 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$85,417 → $88,021 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$346,400 → $483,600 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$1,645 → $1,833 (+11.4%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Ocean View

Population

2,2722,760

Median household income

$85,417$88,021

Median home value

$346,400$483,600

Median gross rent

$1,645$1,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Ocean View
Under 5	8.6%	1.1%
5 to 17	26.2%	8.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	21.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	4.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	5.9%
55 to 64	5.5%	20.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	21.0%
75 and over	2.8%	28.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Ocean View
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	90.6%
Black or African American	39.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Ocean View
No high school diploma	33.5%	1.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Ocean View
Drove alone	66.5%	72.2%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.9%
Public transit	8.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	11.6%
Other means	7.4%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Ocean View
1-unit, detached	57.5%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Ocean View
Poverty rate	35.7%	10.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1972	2005