Fulton vs North Laurel

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

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

North Laurel has the higher population (25,201 vs 5,946 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($240,219 vs $119,533 in North Laurel). Fulton has the higher median home value ($847,700 vs $442,800 in North Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	North Laurel
Population	5,946	25,201
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$240,219	$119,533
Median home value	$847,700	$442,800
Median gross rent	$3,052	$1,913
Housing units	1,990	9,054
Homeownership rate	83.1%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	North Laurel
Population	4,326 → 5,946 (+37.4%)	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$175,446 → $240,219 (+36.9%)	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$642,600 → $847,700 (+31.9%)	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,052 (-12.8%)	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)

Fulton

Population

4,3265,946

Median household income

$175,446$240,219

Median home value

$642,600$847,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,052

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)

	Fulton	North Laurel
Under 5	8.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	19.9%	16.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	7.9%
75 and over	2.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	North Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	27.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.7%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.4%
Two or more races	12.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	North Laurel
No high school diploma	1.5%	9.1%
High school graduate	4.6%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	53.6%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	North Laurel
Drove alone	57.6%	66.8%
Carpooled	3.5%	8.5%
Public transit	3.2%	1.6%
Walked	2.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.3%	21.4%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	North Laurel
1-unit, detached	40.1%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	33.9%	36.1%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	21.2%
20 or more units	13.4%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	North Laurel
Poverty rate	0.1%	3.3%
Average household size	2.98	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2014	1993