Laurel vs Palmer Ranch

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

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

Palmer Ranch has the higher population (15,873 vs 11,868 in Laurel). Palmer Ranch has the higher median household income ($103,682 vs $89,282 in Laurel). Palmer Ranch has the higher median home value ($563,000 vs $450,200 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
Population	11,868	15,873
Median age	62.9 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	$89,282	$103,682
Median home value	$450,200	$563,000
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,819
Housing units	7,317	10,043
Homeownership rate	87.9%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	55.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
Population	9,518 → 11,868 (+24.7%)	13,802 → 15,873 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$59,631 → $89,282 (+49.7%)	$89,000 → $103,682 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$235,700 → $450,200 (+91.0%)	$422,700 → $563,000 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,271 → $1,411 (+11.0%)	$1,685 → $1,819 (+8.0%)

Laurel

Population

9,51811,868

Median household income

$59,631$89,282

Median home value

$235,700$450,200

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,411

Palmer Ranch

Population

13,80215,873

Median household income

$89,000$103,682

Median home value

$422,700$563,000

Median gross rent

$1,685$1,819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
Under 5	4.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	5.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	3.0%
25 to 34	4.2%	5.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	5.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	18.8%	18.0%
65 to 74	22.0%	19.4%
75 and over	22.8%	31.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	85.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
No high school diploma	2.4%	1.2%
High school graduate	27.3%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
Drove alone	71.2%	73.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	3.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.5%	20.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
1-unit, detached	68.9%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	16.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Palmer Ranch
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.3%
Average household size	2.01	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1983	1999