Demographics of Laurel city, Maryland

Laurel city, Maryland had 30,254 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +277 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Laurel city, in four figures

30,254
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,798 ±46.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +277 people.; 36.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $100,504 ±$7,755
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Laurel city, Maryland's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Laurel city, Maryland's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,977	100.0	100.0
2021	29,553	98.6	100.2
2022	29,500	98.4	100.7
2023	29,607	98.8	101.6
2024	30,133	100.5	102.5
2025	30,254	100.9	103.1

Population of Laurel city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,977	—
2021	29,553	−424
2022	29,500	−53
2023	29,607	+107
2024	30,133	+526
2025	30,254	+121

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±1.1: for men 37.3 ±2.1 and for women 35.5 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	2,053 ±431	6.9% ±1.4	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,253 ±649	14.3% ±2.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,011 ±394	6.7% ±1.3	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,738 ±886	36.0% ±3.0	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,328 ±688	24.6% ±2.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,415 ±521	11.5% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $100,504 ±$7,755, and income per person $49,886 ±$3,080, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Laurel city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	1,104 ±310	8.8% ±2.5	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,333 ±345	10.7% ±2.7	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,043 ±459	16.4% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,688 ±403	13.5% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,763 ±466	22.1% ±3.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,844 ±341	14.8% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,701 ±358	13.6% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	2,649 ±662	9.0% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	921 ±320	14.9% ±4.9	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,249 ±331	6.9% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	150 to 808	3.1% to 15.6%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laurel city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurel city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	13,124 ±603	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±1.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±1.6	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.2% ±3.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.8% ±3.4	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$385,500 ±$17,726	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,873 ±$53	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Laurel city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,607 ±1,110	22.2% ±3.7	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,618 ±591	12.1% ±2.0	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,588 ±1,160	52.3% ±3.9	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,432 ±830	8.2% ±2.8	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	10 to 220	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,384 ±411	4.6% ±1.4	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Laurel city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	9,348 ±858	31.4% ±2.9	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,273 ±802	34.5% ±2.7	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	372 ±168	1.2% ±0.6	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,805 ±773	32.9% ±2.6	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,928 ±709	16.5% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,877 ±820	16.4% ±2.8	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Laurel city among the places of Maryland

43rd of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Laurel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eldersburg CDP	31,695 ±1,229
Bel Air North CDP	31,302 ±1,540
Milford Mill CDP	30,829 ±1,925
Parkville CDP	30,549 ±1,694
Clarksburg CDP	30,487 ±1,866
Laurel city	29,798 ±46
Crofton CDP	29,549 ±1,790
South Laurel CDP	29,272 ±1,982
Perry Hall CDP	29,105 ±1,837
Ilchester CDP	28,364 ±1,401
Carney CDP	28,343 ±1,797

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Laurel city, Maryland

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026