Glen Allen vs Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Allen and Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurel has the higher population (18,180 vs 16,630 in Glen Allen). Glen Allen has the higher median household income ($96,085 vs $69,932 in Laurel). Glen Allen has the higher median home value ($338,000 vs $272,300 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Allen	Laurel
Population	16,630	18,180
Median age	40.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,085	$69,932
Median home value	$338,000	$272,300
Median gross rent	$1,719	$1,497
Housing units	6,633	7,600
Homeownership rate	76.4%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Allen	Laurel
Population	15,488 → 16,630 (+7.4%)	17,535 → 18,180 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$75,429 → $96,085 (+27.4%)	$59,126 → $69,932 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$241,500 → $338,000 (+40.0%)	$195,900 → $272,300 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $1,719 (+28.7%)	$1,188 → $1,497 (+26.0%)

Glen Allen

Population

15,48816,630

Median household income

$75,429$96,085

Median home value

$241,500$338,000

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,719

Laurel

Population

17,53518,180

Median household income

$59,126$69,932

Median home value

$195,900$272,300

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,497

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Allen	Laurel
Under 5	4.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	21.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.3%
75 and over	4.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Allen	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	43.0%
Black or African American	25.9%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	10.8%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Allen	Laurel
No high school diploma	6.6%	11.5%
High school graduate	19.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Allen	Laurel
Drove alone	68.7%	73.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.3%
Public transit	0.1%	1.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.4%	13.7%
Other means	0.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Allen	Laurel
1-unit, detached	71.6%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	21.8%
20 or more units	4.4%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Glen Allen	Laurel
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1992	1981