South Laurel, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
29,272
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.2
0.277% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.8%
0.0767% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,933
1.96% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$458,100
3.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,400
2.56% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in South Laurel, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.2% of the residents in South Laurel, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in South Laurel, MD are Capitol Technology University (204 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in South Laurel, MD was $458,100, and the homeownership rate was 40.7%.

Most people in South Laurel, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in South Laurel, MD was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMarylandPrince George's County, MDWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVNorth Prince George's County--Laurel, Greenbelt & Beltsville PUMA, MDNorthwest Anne Arundel County--Severn, Odenton & Crofton PUMA, MD

Population & Diversity

South Laurel, MD is home to a population of 29.3k people, from which 85.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 29.3% of South Laurel, MD residents were born outside of the country (8.59k people).

In 2024, there were 5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in South Laurel, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.45k Other (Hispanic) and 3.07k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%
2024 Citizenship
83%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.2% of South Laurel, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in South Laurel, MD was 83%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Laurel, MD
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    17.2k ± 1.95k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.45k ± 1.43k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.07k ± 444
20.4%
Hispanic Population
5.96k people

In 2024, there were 5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in South Laurel, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.45k Other (Hispanic) and 3.07k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.4% of the people in South Laurel, MD are hispanic (5.96k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Foreign-Born Population

29.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.59k people
32.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8.94k people

As of 2024, 29.3% of South Laurel, MD residents (8.59k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in South Laurel, MD was 32.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    500 ± 175
  2. Vietnam
    269 ± 130
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    134 ± 81

South Laurel, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of South Laurel, MD employs 15.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in South Laurel, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,972 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,911 people), and Construction (1,318 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($92,394), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,864), and Finance & Insurance ($78,837).

Employment

Occupations

15.4k
2024 Value
± 1,161
2.56%
1 Year growth
± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Laurel, MD grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 15k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Laurel, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,857 people), Management Occupations (1,291 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,129 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Laurel, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.4k
2024 Value
± 1,161
2.56%
1 Year growth
± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Laurel, MD grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 15k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Laurel, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,972 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,911 people), and Construction (1,318 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Laurel, MD, though some of these residents may live in South Laurel, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,510
Median earning men ± $5,930
$54,390
Median earning women ± $4,027

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($130,732), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,461), and Manufacturing ($84,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,959), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,314), and Construction ($68,977).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for South Laurel, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (62.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.09%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in South Laurel, MD awarded 204 degrees. The student population of South Laurel, MD in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 712 male students and 190 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in South Laurel, MD are White (83 and 41.5%), Black or African American (50 and 25%), Unknown (27 and 13.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (16 and 8%).

The largest universities in South Laurel, MD by number of degrees awarded are Capitol Technology University (204 and 100%).

The most popular majors in South Laurel, MD are Computer & Information Systems Security (95 and 46.6%), Aerospace, Aeronautical, & Astronautical Engineering (14 and 6.86%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (13 and 6.37%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $26,088.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in South Laurel, MD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 25.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 902 (78.9% men and 21.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 902 students enrolled in South Laurel, MD, 78.9% men and 21.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 303 records, of which 20.1% were women and 79.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Computer & Information Systems Security
    30 degrees awarded
  2. Information Technology
    8 degrees awarded
  3. Other Multidisciplinary Studies
    8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Research Doctorate recipients in South Laurel, MD was Computer & Information Systems Security with 30 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Capitol Technology University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
204 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Capitol Technology University with 204 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 164 men were awarded degrees from institutions in South Laurel, MD, which is 4.1 times more than the 40 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 83 degrees mean that there were 1.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 50 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,088) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,230) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in South Laurel, MD was $458,100 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $443,100 to $458,100, a 3.39% increase. The homeownership rate in South Laurel, MD is 40.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in South Laurel, MD have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Laurel, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$458,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,868
$4,534
Median Property Taxes
±$443

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In South Laurel, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

40.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 40.7% of the housing units in South Laurel, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 40.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,933
Median Household Income
± $8,867
11.1k
Number of Households
± 921

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.1k households in South Laurel, MD declined from $88,933 from the previous year's value of $90,715.

The following chart displays the households in South Laurel, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South Laurel, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.2%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in South Laurel, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.2%).

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Commute Time

32.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Laurel, MD have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.4% of the workforce in South Laurel, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in South Laurel, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Laurel, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Laurel, MD (3.37k out of 28.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Laurel, MD is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.3% of the population of South Laurel, MD has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 7.78% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.74%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
21.8%
Medicaid
7.78%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
1.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in South Laurel, MD grew by 3.01% from 8.49% to 8.74%.

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