South Laurel vs Suitland

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

South Laurel and Suitland 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 24,667 in Suitland). South Laurel has the higher median household income ($90,715 vs $71,886 in Suitland). South Laurel has the higher median home value ($443,100 vs $312,600 in Suitland).

Population, income & housing

	South Laurel	Suitland
Population	27,736	24,667
Median age	36.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,715	$71,886
Median home value	$443,100	$312,600
Median gross rent	$1,795	$1,684
Housing units	11,450	11,549
Homeownership rate	40.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Laurel	Suitland
Population	28,683 → 27,736 (-3.3%)	24,522 → 24,667 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$79,227 → $90,715 (+14.5%)	$62,073 → $71,886 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$343,500 → $443,100 (+29.0%)	$225,400 → $312,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,506 → $1,795 (+19.2%)	$1,397 → $1,684 (+20.5%)

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

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)

	South Laurel	Suitland
Under 5	7.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	19.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	17.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.6%
75 and over	4.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Laurel	Suitland
White (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	1.9%
Black or African American	58.3%	88.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Laurel	Suitland
No high school diploma	9.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	23.7%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Laurel	Suitland
Drove alone	69.8%	55.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.1%
Public transit	5.8%	19.4%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	14.8%
Other means	4.2%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Laurel	Suitland
1-unit, detached	29.5%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	18.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	44.4%	50.9%
20 or more units	8.3%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	South Laurel	Suitland
Poverty rate	11.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	32	39
Median year structure built	1977	1973