Laurel vs Seaford

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

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

Seaford has the higher population (8,255 vs 4,043 in Laurel). Seaford has the higher median household income ($51,120 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Seaford has the higher median home value ($223,700 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Seaford
Population	4,043	8,255
Median age	30.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$51,120
Median home value	$192,700	$223,700
Median gross rent	$924	$1,148
Housing units	1,563	3,802
Homeownership rate	36.1%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Seaford
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	7,715 → 8,255 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$48,438 → $51,120 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$170,300 → $223,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$859 → $1,148 (+33.6%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Seaford

Population

7,7158,255

Median household income

$48,438$51,120

Median home value

$170,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$859$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Seaford
Under 5	8.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	26.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	21.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	5.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.7%
75 and over	2.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Seaford
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	50.5%
Black or African American	39.2%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Seaford
No high school diploma	33.5%	19.9%
High school graduate	36.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Seaford
Drove alone	66.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	16.3%
Public transit	8.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.3%
Other means	7.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Seaford
1-unit, detached	57.5%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	16.2%
20 or more units	6.4%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Seaford
Poverty rate	35.7%	18.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1972	1979