North Laurel

Population: 25,201
Median household income: $119,533
Median home value: $442,800

North Laurel is a community in Howard County, Maryland, home to 25,201 residents. The median household income of $119,533 is below the Howard County median ($146,982).

From 2019 to 2023, North Laurel's population grew 1.3% from 24,873 to 25,201, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $359,000 to $442,800.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,201
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $119,533
Median home value: $442,800
Median gross rent: $1,913
Housing units: 9,054
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,87325,201

Median household income

$104,352$119,533

Median home value

$359,000$442,800

Median gross rent

$1,733$1,913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,873	$104,352	$359,000	$1,733
2020	24,856	$103,337	$370,200	$1,722
2021	24,233	$111,401	$379,600	$1,772
2022	24,414	$115,294	$431,500	$1,871
2023	25,201	$119,533	$442,800	$1,913

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,185	8.7%
5 to 17	4,093	16.2%
18 to 24	2,347	9.3%
25 to 34	3,644	14.5%
35 to 44	4,201	16.7%
45 to 54	3,089	12.3%
55 to 64	2,983	11.8%
65 to 74	1,986	7.9%
75 and over	673	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,993	27.7%
Black or African American	8,789	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,103	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	358	1.4%
Two or more races	1,130	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,828	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,502	9.1%
High school graduate	2,497	15.1%
Some college or associate's	3,268	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,172	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,137	25.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,081	66.8%
Carpooled	1,162	8.5%
Public transit	219	1.6%
Walked	76	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,912	21.4%
Other means	152	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,770	16.6%
15 to 29 min	3,881	36.3%
30 to 44 min	3,034	28.4%
45 to 59 min	1,259	11.8%
60+ min	746	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 3.3% (839 of 25,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,236	71.5%
Nonfamily households	2,481	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,717	96.3%
Vacant	337	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,514	63.3%
Renter-occupied	3,203	36.7%

1-unit, detached33.8%

1-unit, attached36.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units21.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,061	33.8%
1-unit, attached	3,273	36.1%
2 to 4 units	169	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1,921	21.2%
20 or more units	494	5.5%
Mobile home & other	136	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2456725
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 39.1288, -76.8466