Landover vs South Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Landover and South Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Laurel has the higher population (27,736 vs 24,558 in Landover). South Laurel has the higher median household income ($90,715 vs $68,679 in Landover). South Laurel has the higher median home value ($443,100 vs $301,400 in Landover).

Population, income & housing

	Landover	South Laurel
Population	24,558	27,736
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,679	$90,715
Median home value	$301,400	$443,100
Median gross rent	$1,659	$1,795
Housing units	9,601	11,450
Homeownership rate	44.2%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Landover	South Laurel
Population	22,553 → 24,558 (+8.9%)	28,683 → 27,736 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$59,935 → $68,679 (+14.6%)	$79,227 → $90,715 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$207,400 → $301,400 (+45.3%)	$343,500 → $443,100 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,393 → $1,659 (+19.1%)	$1,506 → $1,795 (+19.2%)

Landover

Population

22,55324,558

Median household income

$59,935$68,679

Median home value

$207,400$301,400

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,659

South Laurel

Population

28,68327,736

Median household income

$79,227$90,715

Median home value

$343,500$443,100

Median gross rent

$1,506$1,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Landover	South Laurel
Under 5	7.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.7%
75 and over	5.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Landover	South Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	12.0%
Black or African American	66.8%	58.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Landover	South Laurel
No high school diploma	19.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Landover	South Laurel
Drove alone	64.5%	69.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	7.4%
Public transit	9.0%	5.8%
Walked	4.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	11.9%
Other means	2.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Landover	South Laurel
1-unit, detached	28.6%	29.5%
1-unit, attached	30.4%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	35.6%	44.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Landover	South Laurel
Poverty rate	18.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1970	1977