North Laurel vs Savage

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

North Laurel and Savage 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 8,284 in Savage). North Laurel has the higher median household income ($119,533 vs $117,353 in Savage). North Laurel has the higher median home value ($442,800 vs $405,600 in Savage).

Population, income & housing

	North Laurel	Savage
Population	25,201	8,284
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$119,533	$117,353
Median home value	$442,800	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,913	$2,106
Housing units	9,054	3,140
Homeownership rate	63.3%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.2%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Laurel	Savage
Population	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)	6,428 → 8,284 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)	$95,323 → $117,353 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)	$336,200 → $405,600 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)	$1,359 → $2,106 (+55.0%)

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

Savage

Population

6,4288,284

Median household income

$95,323$117,353

Median home value

$336,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Laurel	Savage
Under 5	8.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	22.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	19.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.9%
75 and over	2.7%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Laurel	Savage
White (non-Hispanic)	27.7%	40.7%
Black or African American	34.9%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Laurel	Savage
No high school diploma	9.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	15.1%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Laurel	Savage
Drove alone	66.8%	72.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.2%
Public transit	1.6%	2.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	20.5%
Other means	1.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Laurel	Savage
1-unit, detached	33.8%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	36.1%	22.6%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	21.2%	22.2%
20 or more units	5.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Laurel	Savage
Poverty rate	3.3%	5.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1993	1983