West Laurel vs Woodmore

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

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

Woodmore has the higher population (4,710 vs 4,231 in West Laurel). Woodmore has the higher median household income ($186,713 vs $160,692 in West Laurel). Woodmore has the higher median home value ($561,700 vs $487,200 in West Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	West Laurel	Woodmore
Population	4,231	4,710
Median age	41.5 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$160,692	$186,713
Median home value	$487,200	$561,700
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	1,492	1,794
Homeownership rate	96.9%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	56.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Laurel	Woodmore
Population	4,383 → 4,231 (-3.5%)	4,608 → 4,710 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$133,667 → $160,692 (+20.2%)	$153,167 → $186,713 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$363,200 → $487,200 (+34.1%)	$431,600 → $561,700 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,627 → $3,501 (+33.3%)

West Laurel

Population

4,3834,231

Median household income

$133,667$160,692

Median home value

$363,200$487,200

Woodmore

Population

4,6084,710

Median household income

$153,167$186,713

Median home value

$431,600$561,700

Median gross rent

$2,627$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Laurel	Woodmore
Under 5	6.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	20.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	18.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.4%
75 and over	6.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Laurel	Woodmore
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	8.4%
Black or African American	18.1%	82.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Laurel	Woodmore
No high school diploma	6.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.2%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Laurel	Woodmore
Drove alone	73.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.9%
Public transit	4.0%	9.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	23.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Laurel	Woodmore
1-unit, detached	99.1%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	24.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
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

	West Laurel	Woodmore
Poverty rate	3.4%	6.5%
Average household size	2.88	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	39	39
Median year structure built	1968	1991