Gibson vs Laurel Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Laurel Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurel Hill has the higher population (916 vs 752 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($27,649 vs $26,250 in Laurel Hill). Laurel Hill has the higher median home value ($90,500 vs $75,000 in Gibson).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
Population	752	916
Median age	30.1 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$27,649	$26,250
Median home value	$75,000	$90,500
Median gross rent	$752	$1,066
Housing units	311	495
Homeownership rate	33.0%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	23.9%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
Population	471 → 752 (+59.7%)	1,194 → 916 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$26,354 → $27,649 (+4.9%)	$26,161 → $26,250 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $75,000 (+15.4%)	$81,000 → $90,500 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $752 (+37.5%)	$797 → $1,066 (+33.8%)

Gibson

Population

471752

Median household income

$26,354$27,649

Median home value

$65,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$547$752

Laurel Hill

Population

1,194916

Median household income

$26,161$26,250

Median home value

$81,000$90,500

Median gross rent

$797$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
Under 5	14.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	22.3%	26.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	8.0%	7.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	15.5%
75 and over	5.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	24.1%	34.8%
Black or African American	61.8%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.4%	20.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.8%
Two or more races	4.7%	14.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
No high school diploma	21.0%	16.6%
High school graduate	47.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
Drove alone	91.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	28.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
1-unit, detached	32.5%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31.5%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	20.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	40.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Laurel Hill
Poverty rate	49.3%	40.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1983	1980