Laurel Park vs Sandy Level

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

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

Laurel Park has the higher population (843 vs 466 in Sandy Level). Sandy Level has the higher median household income ($41,349 vs $38,621 in Laurel Park). Since 2019, Laurel Park's population has grown faster (+0.2% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
Population	843	466
Median age	41.1 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,621	$41,349
Median home value	$139,500	—
Housing units	403	208
Homeownership rate	74.0%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	1.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
Population	841 → 843 (+0.2%)	491 → 466 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$46,293 → $38,621 (-16.6%)	$29,447 → $41,349 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $139,500 (+25.9%)	$100,000 → $112,100 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $776 (+7.5%)	$606 → $666 (+9.9%)

Laurel Park

Population

841843

Median household income

$46,293$38,621

Median home value

$110,800$139,500

Median gross rent

$722$776

Sandy Level

Population

491466

Median household income

$29,447$41,349

Median home value

$100,000$112,100

Median gross rent

$606$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	30.7%	26.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.6%	0.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	35.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	8.3%	1.9%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.6%
75 and over	4.5%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	64.8%
Black or African American	51.5%	35.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
No high school diploma	30.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	33.9%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
Drove alone	43.3%	90.2%
Carpooled	17.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
1-unit, detached	48.4%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Park	Sandy Level
Poverty rate	3.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.44	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1978	1985