Head of the Harbor vs Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Head of the Harbor and Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

Head of the Harbor and Laurel are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Head of the Harbor has the higher population (1,378 vs 1,340 in Laurel). Head of the Harbor has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $126,776 in Laurel). Head of the Harbor has the higher median home value ($1,123,900 vs $818,600 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
Population	1,378	1,340
Median age	46.6 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$126,776
Median home value	$1,123,900	$818,600
Median gross rent	$2,833	—
Housing units	565	836
Homeownership rate	95.9%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.0%	55.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
Population	1,378 → 1,378 (+0.0%)	970 → 1,340 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$216,667 → $250,001 (+15.4%)	$100,383 → $126,776 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$945,100 → $1,123,900 (+18.9%)	$562,800 → $818,600 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,804 → $2,833 (+57.0%)	—

Head of the Harbor

Population

1,3781,378

Median household income

$216,667$250,001

Median home value

$945,100$1,123,900

Median gross rent

$1,804$2,833

Laurel

Population

9701,340

Median household income

$100,383$126,776

Median home value

$562,800$818,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	6.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	13.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	15.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	31.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.1%
75 and over	7.8%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
No high school diploma	6.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	7.0%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	30.9%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
Drove alone	57.9%	63.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	3.2%	2.4%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.0%	32.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
1-unit, detached	98.9%	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	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Head of the Harbor	Laurel
Poverty rate	2.1%	17.6%
Average household size	3.00	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1975	1974