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Total population: 22,329 (All urban)

Laurel, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,548 (8,998 occupied: 4,493 owner occupied, 4,505 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	32%

Housing density: 2526 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $991 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,212)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $885

Median gross rent in Laurel, MD in 2007: $1,110

Housing units in Laurel with a mortgage: 3,303 (272 second mortgage, 446 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456

Laurel,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $302,039 (it was $122,400 in 2000)

Laurel:	$302,039
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $246,805 - $388,295

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $397,591
Here: $397,591
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $295,781
Here: $295,781
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $225,933
Here: $225,933
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,586
Here: $164,586
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $220,061
Here: $220,061
State: $280,693

Mobile homes: $172,000
Here: $172,000
State: $45,619

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,900

In family households: 14,549 (3,099 male householders, 1,648 female householders)
3,213 spouses, 4,999 children (4,636 natural, 129 adopted, 234 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 310 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 361 other relatives, 577 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,351 (1,927 male householders (1,389 living alone)), 2,374 female householders (1,994 living alone)), 1,050 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,961 2-persons, 1,299 3-persons, 905 4-persons, 353 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,383 1-person, 845 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

2,610 married couples with children.
1,354 single-parent households (288 men, 1,066 women).

82.2% of residents of Laurel speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,107 (15.5%)
(38.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurel, Maryland:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 123 3 rooms: 251 4 rooms: 365 5 rooms: 786 6 rooms: 1,038 7 rooms: 943 8 rooms: 611 9 or more rooms: 376

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel, Maryland:
	1 room: 162 2 rooms: 747 3 rooms: 1,187 4 rooms: 953 5 rooms: 871 6 rooms: 314 7 rooms: 183 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 290
1990 to 1994: 864
1980 to 1989: 3,416
1970 to 1979: 1,748
1960 to 1969: 1,240
1950 to 1959: 1,021
1940 to 1949: 356
1939 or earlier: 569

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Laurel:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 394 2 bedrooms: 1,037 3 bedrooms: 2,365 4 bedrooms: 599 5 or more bedrooms: 84

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel:
	no bedroom: 197 1 bedroom: 2,097 2 bedrooms: 1,543 3 bedrooms: 600 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 148 1 vehicle: 1,892 2 vehicles: 1,830 3 vehicles: 489 4 vehicles: 110 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 600 1 vehicle: 2,322 2 vehicles: 1,321 3 vehicles: 201 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Laurel, MD:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 2
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 8
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 37
$125,000 to $149,999: 49
$150,000 to $174,999: 67
$175,000 to $199,999: 200
$200,000 to $249,999: 655
$250,000 to $299,999: 1384
$300,000 to $399,999: 1738
$400,000 to $499,999: 647
$500,000 to $749,999: 125
$750,000 to $999,999: 38
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Laurel rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Laurel:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 12
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 29
$550 to $599: 42
$600 to $649: 92
$650 to $699: 137
$700 to $749: 183
$750 to $799: 278
$800 to $899: 825
$900 to $999: 889
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,589
$1,250 to $1,499: 567
$1,500 to $1,999: 234
$2,000 or more: 35
No cash rent: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 982 1990 to 1994: 543 1985 to 1989: 407 1980 to 1984: 475 1975 to 1979: 256 1970 to 1974: 186 1970 to 1974: 81 1965 to 1969: 177

Laurel, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.3%
Number of people working at home: 239 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 204
5 to 9 minutes: 599
10 to 14 minutes: 1364
15 to 19 minutes: 1351
20 to 24 minutes: 1562
25 to 29 minutes: 614
30 to 34 minutes: 1852
35 to 39 minutes: 434
40 to 44 minutes: 675
45 to 59 minutes: 1445
60 to 89 minutes: 1299
90 or more minutes: 531

Laurel mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,913 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,609 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 242 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 36 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 361 (3%)
Railroad: 204 (2%)
Taxi: 33 (0%)
Walked: 449 (4%)
Other means: 83 (1%)
Worked at home: 239 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 351
$10,000 to $14,999: 292
$15,000 to $19,999: 353
$20,000 to $24,999: 604
$25,000 to $29,999: 462
$30,000 to $34,999: 681
$35,000 to $39,999: 632
$40,000 to $44,999: 651
$45,000 to $49,999: 549
$50,000 to $59,999: 946
$60,000 to $74,999: 1265
$75,000 to $99,999: 1095
$100,000 to $124,999: 667
$125,000 to $149,999: 270
$150,000 to $199,999: 151
$200,000 or more: 79

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7722

German: 1702

Irish: 1328

United States or American: 1101

English: 866

Subsaharan African:: 727

Italian: 620

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 486

Polish: 369

African: 331

French (except Basque): 320

Nigerian: 245

Scotch-Irish: 239

Scottish: 203

Jamaican: 174

Welsh: 170

European: 142

French Canadian: 141

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 128

Dutch: 125

Norwegian: 123

Arab:: 111

Swedish: 108

British West Indian: 81

Ghanian: 77

Lebanese: 64

Russian: 61

Guyanese: 53

Swiss: 42

Haitian: 42

Sierra Leonean: 41

Greek: 34

Hungarian: 33

West Indian: 32

Egyptian: 28

Slovak: 27

Czechoslovakian: 26

British: 24

Brazilian: 23

Ukrainian: 23

Liberian: 21

Finnish: 19

Danish: 19

Austrian: 19

Pennsylvania German: 18

Northern European: 18

Belizean: 15

Bermudan: 14

Belgian: 13

Turkish: 12

Arab/Arabic: 12

Canadian: 12

Other Subsaharan African: 12

Australian: 12

Alsatian: 12

Iranian: 11

Armenian: 11

Lithuanian: 11

Czech: 10

Croatian: 10

Eastern European: 10

Celtic: 9

Portuguese: 9

Scandinavian: 9

German Russian: 8

Syrian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Pakistan (10%)
Korea (8%)
Nigeria (8%)
Guatemala (7%)
India (7%)
Philippines (5%)
Ghana (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6052
Northeast: 2923
Midwest: 1364
South: 5454
West: 697

46% of Laurel residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 89
9th grade: 110
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 176
12th grade, no diploma: 199
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,464
Less than 1 year of college: 387
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,041
Associate degree: 335
Bachelor's degree: 1,627
Master's degree: 633
Professional school degree: 163
Doctorate degree: 143

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 70
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 215
12th grade, no diploma: 211
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,526
Less than 1 year of college: 694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,426
Associate degree: 432
Bachelor's degree: 1,538
Master's degree: 740
Professional school degree: 150
Doctorate degree: 91

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,777
Black householders: $56,884
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,467
Asian householders: $72,268
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $88,704
Some other race householders: $47,962
Two or more races householders: $71,442
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,995

Laurel household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Laurel household income for Black householders

Laurel household income for Asian householders

Laurel household income for Some other race householders

Laurel household income for Two or more races householders

Laurel household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Laurel marital status for males

Laurel marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,858
Black or African American householders: $301,545
Asian householders: $351,885
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $277,609
Some other race householders: $336,832
Two or more races householders: $337,573
Hispanic or Latino householders: $319,065

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,942
One, attached: 2,985
Two: 110
3 or 4: 540
5 to 9: 1,238
10 to 19: 1,630
20 to 49: 126
50 or more: 962
Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $462,041

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Laurel:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (65%) Utility gas (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 301

Here:	15.5%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79

Here:	8.4%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 163

Here:	16.4%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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