Laurel Hill vs Mary Esther

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel Hill and Mary Esther: population, income, housing, and more.

Laurel Hill and Mary Esther are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mary Esther has the higher population (4,034 vs 337 in Laurel Hill). Mary Esther has the higher median household income ($76,510 vs $61,534 in Laurel Hill). Mary Esther has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $112,500 in Laurel Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
Population	337	4,034
Median age	32.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,534	$76,510
Median home value	$112,500	$255,300
Median gross rent	$742	$1,517
Housing units	233	1,842
Homeownership rate	88.6%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
Population	638 → 337 (-47.2%)	4,309 → 4,034 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$40,446 → $61,534 (+52.1%)	$64,237 → $76,510 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $112,500 (+54.7%)	$186,800 → $255,300 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $742 (-11.9%)	$1,105 → $1,517 (+37.3%)

Laurel Hill

Population

638337

Median household income

$40,446$61,534

Median home value

$72,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$842$742

Mary Esther

Population

4,3094,034

Median household income

$64,237$76,510

Median home value

$186,800$255,300

Median gross rent

$1,105$1,517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
Under 5	3.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	11.0%
75 and over	5.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	70.9%
Black or African American	6.2%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
No high school diploma	12.8%	2.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
Drove alone	85.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	16.6%
Public transit	1.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
1-unit, detached	62.2%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Hill	Mary Esther
Poverty rate	10.3%	5.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	1985	1973