Laurel vs Suitland

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

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

Laurel has the higher population (29,594 vs 24,667 in Suitland). Laurel has the higher median household income ($94,063 vs $71,886 in Suitland). Laurel has the higher median home value ($367,300 vs $312,600 in Suitland).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Suitland
Population	29,594	24,667
Median age	36.6 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$94,063	$71,886
Median home value	$367,300	$312,600
Median gross rent	$1,878	$1,684
Housing units	12,596	11,549
Homeownership rate	43.9%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Suitland
Population	25,767 → 29,594 (+14.9%)	24,522 → 24,667 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$78,313 → $94,063 (+20.1%)	$62,073 → $71,886 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$269,000 → $367,300 (+36.5%)	$225,400 → $312,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,566 → $1,878 (+19.9%)	$1,397 → $1,684 (+20.5%)

Laurel

Population

25,76729,594

Median household income

$78,313$94,063

Median home value

$269,000$367,300

Median gross rent

$1,566$1,878

Suitland

Population

24,52224,667

Median household income

$62,073$71,886

Median home value

$225,400$312,600

Median gross rent

$1,397$1,684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Suitland
Under 5	6.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	19.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.6%
75 and over	4.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Suitland
White (non-Hispanic)	14.2%	1.9%
Black or African American	48.8%	88.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	22.4%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Suitland
No high school diploma	11.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	18.2%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Suitland
Drove alone	68.3%	55.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.1%
Public transit	2.6%	19.4%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	14.8%
Other means	3.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Suitland
1-unit, detached	22.3%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	29.0%	18.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	20.7%	50.9%
20 or more units	24.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Suitland
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	32	39
Median year structure built	1984	1973