Gerton vs Laurel Park

A side-by-side comparison of Gerton and Laurel Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Gerton and Laurel Park are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurel Park has the higher population (2,391 vs 196 in Gerton). Laurel Park has the higher median home value ($393,400 vs $349,000 in Gerton). Since 2019, Laurel Park's population has grown faster (-10.8% vs -35.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Gerton	Laurel Park
Population	196	2,391
Median age	58.3 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$89,107
Median home value	$349,000	$393,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,605
Housing units	170	1,332
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	59.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gerton	Laurel Park
Population	303 → 196 (-35.3%)	2,680 → 2,391 (-10.8%)
Median household income	—	$73,598 → $89,107 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$218,200 → $349,000 (+59.9%)	$270,800 → $393,400 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$826 → $1,605 (+94.3%)

Gerton

Population

303196

Median home value

$218,200$349,000

Laurel Park

Population

2,6802,391

Median household income

$73,598$89,107

Median home value

$270,800$393,400

Median gross rent

$826$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gerton	Laurel Park
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	5.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	21.9%	7.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	27.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	22.8%
75 and over	15.8%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gerton	Laurel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gerton	Laurel Park
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	53.3%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gerton	Laurel Park
Drove alone	100.0%	83.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gerton	Laurel Park
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gerton	Laurel Park
Poverty rate	14.8%	7.0%
Average household size	1.81	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1955	1981