Laurel Heights vs Port Elizabeth

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

Laurel Heights and Port Elizabeth 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 303 in Port Elizabeth). Port Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($236,600 vs $201,400 in Laurel Heights). Since 2019, Port Elizabeth's population has grown faster (+60.3% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
Population	391	303
Median age	56.4 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,713	—
Median home value	$201,400	$236,600
Housing units	161	141
Homeownership rate	76.4%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
Population	540 → 391 (-27.6%)	189 → 303 (+60.3%)
Median household income	$44,484 → $81,713 (+83.7%)	$84,934 → $173,611 (+104.4%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $201,400 (+25.3%)	$144,100 → $236,600 (+64.2%)

Laurel Heights

Population

540391

Median household income

$44,484$81,713

Median home value

$160,700$201,400

Port Elizabeth

Population

189303

Median household income

$84,934$173,611

Median home value

$144,100$236,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	21.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	19.5%
55 to 64	24.6%	23.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	4.0%
75 and over	13.3%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
No high school diploma	1.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	53.7%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
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	Port Elizabeth
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Heights	Port Elizabeth
Poverty rate	15.9%	3.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1965	1982