Laurel Heights vs Mauricetown

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

Laurel Heights and Mauricetown are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurel Heights has the higher population (391 vs 386 in Mauricetown). Laurel Heights has the higher median household income ($81,713 vs $63,946 in Mauricetown). Laurel Heights has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $168,000 in Mauricetown).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
Population	391	386
Median age	56.4 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,713	$63,946
Median home value	$201,400	$168,000
Housing units	161	196
Homeownership rate	76.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	20.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
Population	540 → 391 (-27.6%)	486 → 386 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$44,484 → $81,713 (+83.7%)	$69,068 → $63,946 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $201,400 (+25.3%)	$198,200 → $168,000 (-15.2%)

Laurel Heights

Population

540391

Median household income

$44,484$81,713

Median home value

$160,700$201,400

Mauricetown

Population

486386

Median household income

$69,068$63,946

Median home value

$198,200$168,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	24.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	30.1%
75 and over	13.3%	23.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	18.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
No high school diploma	1.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	53.7%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
Drove alone	100.0%	38.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	61.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Heights	Mauricetown
Poverty rate	15.9%	4.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1965	1938