North Laurel vs Scaggsville

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

North Laurel and Scaggsville 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 10,441 in Scaggsville). Scaggsville has the higher median household income ($183,125 vs $119,533 in North Laurel). Scaggsville has the higher median home value ($629,800 vs $442,800 in North Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
Population	25,201	10,441
Median age	35.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$119,533	$183,125
Median home value	$442,800	$629,800
Median gross rent	$1,913	$3,205
Housing units	9,054	3,436
Homeownership rate	63.3%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.2%	69.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
Population	24,873 → 25,201 (+1.3%)	9,751 → 10,441 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$104,352 → $119,533 (+14.5%)	$151,558 → $183,125 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$359,000 → $442,800 (+23.3%)	$511,300 → $629,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,733 → $1,913 (+10.4%)	$2,431 → $3,205 (+31.8%)

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

Scaggsville

Population

9,75110,441

Median household income

$151,558$183,125

Median home value

$511,300$629,800

Median gross rent

$2,431$3,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
Under 5	8.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.3%
75 and over	2.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
White (non-Hispanic)	27.7%	52.1%
Black or African American	34.9%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	17.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	15.1%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
Drove alone	66.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.6%
Public transit	1.6%	2.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	27.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
1-unit, detached	33.8%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	36.1%	19.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	21.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Laurel	Scaggsville
Poverty rate	3.3%	2.9%
Average household size	2.89	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1993	1988