Ilchester vs North Laurel

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

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

Ilchester has the higher population (27,552 vs 25,201 in North Laurel). Ilchester has the higher median household income ($150,783 vs $119,533 in North Laurel). Ilchester has the higher median home value ($498,500 vs $442,800 in North Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Ilchester	North Laurel
Population	27,552	25,201
Median age	36.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$150,783	$119,533
Median home value	$498,500	$442,800
Median gross rent	$1,963	$1,913
Housing units	10,043	9,054
Homeownership rate	77.9%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ilchester	North Laurel
Population	26,974 → 27,552 (+2.1%)	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$126,566 → $150,783 (+19.1%)	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$390,600 → $498,500 (+27.6%)	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,799 → $1,963 (+9.1%)	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)

Ilchester

Population

26,97427,552

Median household income

$126,566$150,783

Median home value

$390,600$498,500

Median gross rent

$1,799$1,963

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)

	Ilchester	North Laurel
Under 5	6.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.4%	7.9%
75 and over	4.3%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ilchester	North Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	27.7%
Black or African American	10.6%	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	18.9%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ilchester	North Laurel
No high school diploma	4.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	13.3%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ilchester	North Laurel
Drove alone	65.7%	66.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.5%
Public transit	2.3%	1.6%
Walked	1.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	21.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ilchester	North Laurel
1-unit, detached	45.2%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	24.3%	36.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	21.2%
20 or more units	6.4%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Ilchester	North Laurel
Poverty rate	4.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.80	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1994	1993