Laurel vs South Venice

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

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

South Venice has the higher population (17,399 vs 11,868 in Laurel). Laurel has the higher median household income ($89,282 vs $72,322 in South Venice). Laurel has the higher median home value ($450,200 vs $293,600 in South Venice).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	South Venice
Population	11,868	17,399
Median age	62.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,282	$72,322
Median home value	$450,200	$293,600
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,790
Housing units	7,317	8,664
Homeownership rate	87.9%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	South Venice
Population	9,518 → 11,868 (+24.7%)	13,907 → 17,399 (+25.1%)
Median household income	$59,631 → $89,282 (+49.7%)	$57,092 → $72,322 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$235,700 → $450,200 (+91.0%)	$191,000 → $293,600 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,271 → $1,411 (+11.0%)	$1,336 → $1,790 (+34.0%)

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

South Venice

Population

13,90717,399

Median household income

$57,092$72,322

Median home value

$191,000$293,600

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	South Venice
Under 5	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	7.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	4.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	5.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	22.0%	16.9%
75 and over	22.8%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	South Venice
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	85.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	South Venice
No high school diploma	2.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	South Venice
Drove alone	71.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	16.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	South Venice
1-unit, detached	68.9%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	South Venice
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.01	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1983	1985