Laurel Hill vs Mantua

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

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

Laurel Hill has the higher population (7,551 vs 7,447 in Mantua). Mantua has the higher median household income ($197,677 vs $139,803 in Laurel Hill). Mantua has the higher median home value ($947,700 vs $625,900 in Laurel Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
Population	7,551	7,447
Median age	40.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$139,803	$197,677
Median home value	$625,900	$947,700
Median gross rent	$2,335	$1,955
Housing units	2,937	2,761
Homeownership rate	78.0%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	75.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
Population	8,020 → 7,551 (-5.8%)	7,342 → 7,447 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$117,614 → $139,803 (+18.9%)	$172,357 → $197,677 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$496,600 → $625,900 (+26.0%)	$780,000 → $947,700 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,294 → $2,335 (+1.8%)	$1,959 → $1,955 (-0.2%)

Laurel Hill

Population

8,0207,551

Median household income

$117,614$139,803

Median home value

$496,600$625,900

Median gross rent

$2,294$2,335

Mantua

Population

7,3427,447

Median household income

$172,357$197,677

Median home value

$780,000$947,700

Median gross rent

$1,959$1,955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
Under 5	7.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	20.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	15.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.0%
75 and over	4.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
White (non-Hispanic)	32.5%	64.9%
Black or African American	27.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.7%	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
No high school diploma	3.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	10.5%	6.1%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	46.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
Drove alone	56.8%	57.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	8.6%
Public transit	3.7%	4.4%
Walked	0.2%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	31.9%	24.2%
Other means	3.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
1-unit, detached	38.0%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	23.8%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	18.7%	15.0%
20 or more units	14.4%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Hill	Mantua
Poverty rate	4.3%	3.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2002	1970