Laurel vs Tuckahoe

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

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

Tuckahoe has the higher population (48,610 vs 18,180 in Laurel). Tuckahoe has the higher median household income ($96,188 vs $69,932 in Laurel). Tuckahoe has the higher median home value ($442,200 vs $272,300 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
Population	18,180	48,610
Median age	34.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,932	$96,188
Median home value	$272,300	$442,200
Median gross rent	$1,497	$1,479
Housing units	7,600	20,521
Homeownership rate	50.9%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
Population	17,535 → 18,180 (+3.7%)	48,799 → 48,610 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$59,126 → $69,932 (+18.3%)	$79,503 → $96,188 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$195,900 → $272,300 (+39.0%)	$313,300 → $442,200 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,497 (+26.0%)	$1,160 → $1,479 (+27.5%)

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

Tuckahoe

Population

48,79948,610

Median household income

$79,503$96,188

Median home value

$313,300$442,200

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
Under 5	6.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	21.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	9.9%
75 and over	4.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	72.3%
Black or African American	30.5%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
No high school diploma	11.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.8%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
Drove alone	73.4%	69.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.7%	22.0%
Other means	2.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
1-unit, detached	50.9%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Tuckahoe
Poverty rate	7.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1981	1971