Elkridge vs North Laurel

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

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

Elkridge has the higher population (26,183 vs 25,201 in North Laurel). Elkridge has the higher median household income ($135,412 vs $119,533 in North Laurel). North Laurel has the higher median home value ($442,800 vs $438,200 in Elkridge).

Population, income & housing

	Elkridge	North Laurel
Population	26,183	25,201
Median age	34.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$135,412	$119,533
Median home value	$438,200	$442,800
Median gross rent	$2,206	$1,913
Housing units	9,530	9,054
Homeownership rate	61.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkridge	North Laurel
Population	21,458 → 26,183 (+22.0%)	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$100,068 → $135,412 (+35.3%)	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$364,700 → $438,200 (+20.2%)	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,783 → $2,206 (+23.7%)	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)

Elkridge

Population

21,45826,183

Median household income

$100,068$135,412

Median home value

$364,700$438,200

Median gross rent

$1,783$2,206

North Laurel

Population

24,87325,201

Median household income

$104,352$119,533

Median home value

$359,000$442,800

Median gross rent

$1,733$1,913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkridge	North Laurel
Under 5	7.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	19.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.9%
75 and over	2.3%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkridge	North Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	27.7%
Black or African American	33.2%	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkridge	North Laurel
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	15.2%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkridge	North Laurel
Drove alone	69.4%	66.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	8.5%
Public transit	2.1%	1.6%
Walked	0.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	21.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkridge	North Laurel
1-unit, detached	31.0%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	35.4%	36.1%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	21.2%
20 or more units	19.4%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkridge	North Laurel
Poverty rate	7.7%	3.3%
Average household size	2.82	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2005	1993