Highland vs North Laurel

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

Highland 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 785 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $119,533 in North Laurel). Highland has the higher median home value ($855,400 vs $442,800 in North Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	North Laurel
Population	785	25,201
Median age	44.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$119,533
Median home value	$855,400	$442,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,913
Housing units	300	9,054
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	North Laurel
Population	1,206 → 785 (-34.9%)	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$184,408 → $250,001 (+35.6%)	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$735,300 → $855,400 (+16.3%)	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)

Highland

Population

1,206785

Median household income

$184,408$250,001

Median home value

$735,300$855,400

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)

	Highland	North Laurel
Under 5	4.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	17.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	16.1%	7.9%
75 and over	5.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	North Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	27.7%
Black or African American	5.7%	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	North Laurel
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	13.4%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	48.8%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	North Laurel
Drove alone	68.4%	66.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.3%	21.4%
Other means	3.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	North Laurel
1-unit, detached	100.0%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	36.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Highland	North Laurel
Poverty rate	9.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1988	1993