Springdale vs West Laurel

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

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

Springdale has the higher population (4,476 vs 4,231 in West Laurel). Springdale has the higher median household income ($168,400 vs $160,692 in West Laurel). West Laurel has the higher median home value ($487,200 vs $436,500 in Springdale).

Population, income & housing

	Springdale	West Laurel
Population	4,476	4,231
Median age	45.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$168,400	$160,692
Median home value	$436,500	$487,200
Housing units	1,352	1,492
Homeownership rate	97.8%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springdale	West Laurel
Population	3,199 → 4,476 (+39.9%)	4,383 → 4,231 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$121,850 → $168,400 (+38.2%)	$133,667 → $160,692 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$333,500 → $436,500 (+30.9%)	$363,200 → $487,200 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,912 → $1,556 (-18.6%)	—

Springdale

Population

3,1994,476

Median household income

$121,850$168,400

Median home value

$333,500$436,500

Median gross rent

$1,912$1,556

West Laurel

Population

4,3834,231

Median household income

$133,667$160,692

Median home value

$363,200$487,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springdale	West Laurel
Under 5	4.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	11.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	20.2%
45 to 54	18.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	19.3%	18.7%
65 to 74	6.1%	8.0%
75 and over	6.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springdale	West Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	38.2%
Black or African American	82.2%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springdale	West Laurel
No high school diploma	8.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	22.5%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springdale	West Laurel
Drove alone	62.5%	73.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.2%
Public transit	4.5%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	22.7%	12.7%
Other means	3.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springdale	West Laurel
1-unit, detached	96.7%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Springdale	West Laurel
Poverty rate	1.6%	3.4%
Average household size	3.34	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1990	1968