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Laurel, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $198,192 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Laurel:

$198,192
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,476 - $267,017

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $182,344
Here:

$182,344
State:

$419,599

Total population: 3,983 (Urban population: 3,716 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 70 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,553 (1,388 occupied: 482 owner occupied, 897 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

65%
State:

26%

Housing density: 938 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $381,009.

Median contract rent in 2022: $757 (lower quartile is $357, upper quartile is $948)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,176


Median gross rent in Laurel, DE in 2022: $886

Housing units in Laurel with a mortgage: 314 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $88,522

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,998

Median monthly housing costs: $864

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Laurel, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1950

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,205
  • Male householders: 420 (136 living alone), Female householders: 978 (152 living alone)
  • 208 spouses (185 opposite-sex spouses), 111 unmarried partners, (111 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,752 children (1,752 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 464 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 0 foster children, 130 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 23

Size of family households: 312 2-persons, 234 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 260 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 268 1-person, 83 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

91 married couples with children.
890 single-parent households (119 men, 771 women).

73.9% of residents of Laurel speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 664 (15.8%)
(38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Laurel, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Laurel, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1432 bedrooms
  • 2463 bedrooms
  • 604 bedrooms
  • 355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel, Delaware
  • 73no bedroom
  • 351 bedroom
  • 4342 bedrooms
  • 2773 bedrooms
  • 794 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 19no vehicle
  • 1811 vehicle
  • 2072 vehicles
  • 253 vehicles
  • 514 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Laurel in renter-occupied apartments
  • 115no vehicle
  • 6341 vehicle
  • 942 vehicles
  • 543 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurel, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurel, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 584 rooms
  • 585 rooms
  • 826 rooms
  • 1087 rooms
  • 868 rooms
  • 919+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurel, Delaware
  • 731 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1403 rooms
  • 3334 rooms
  • 2145 rooms
  • 366 rooms
  • 437 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 179+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Laurel town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Laurel, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Laurel, DE in 2022
  • 161Less than $10,000
  • 278$10,000 to $19,999
  • 77$20,000 to $29,999
  • 39$30,000 to $39,999
  • 198$40,000 to $49,999
  • 192$50,000 to $59,999
  • 66$60,000 to $74,999
  • 145$75,000 to $99,999
  • 87$100,000 to $124,999
  • 53$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Laurel, DE

  • Distribution of house value in Laurel, DE in 2022
  • 104$100,000 to $124,999
  • 19$125,000 to $149,999
  • 64$150,000 to $174,999
  • 51$175,000 to $199,999
  • 56$200,000 to $249,999
  • 57$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9$300,000 to $399,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Laurel, DE

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Laurel, DE in 2022
  • 14$100 to $149
  • 130$200 to $249
  • 20$250 to $299
  • 4$300 to $349
  • 69$350 to $399
  • 48$500 to $549
  • 44$550 to $599
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 31$750 to $799
  • 198$800 to $899
  • 91$900 to $999
  • 20$1,000 to $1,249
  • 26$1,250 to $1,499
  • 90No cash rent
Work and jobs in Laurel: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.6%
Number of people working at home: 27 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 31
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 57
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 148
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 140
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 50
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 167
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 102
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 257
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 137
  • 90 or more minutes: 1
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Laurel

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,301 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled: 198 (11.8%)
  • Bus: 19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 37 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 27 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.0%Males
  • 10.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 31.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 50.7%Females
Races in Laurel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Laurel, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Laurel, Delaware
  • 3552010 or later
  • 2012000 to 2009
  • 621990 to 1999
  • 491980 to 1989
  • 131970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Laurel, DE

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 124 (3.9%)
  • Haitian: 74 (2.4%)
  • African: 71 (2.3%)
  • English: 62 (2.0%)
  • Irish: 54 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 17 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 14 (0.4%)
  • European: 13 (0.4%)
  • American: 9 (0.3%)
  • British: 5 (0.2%)

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

Guatemala
Laurel:

56.8% (364)
Delaware:

6.0% (5,803)

Honduras
Laurel:

18.6% (119)
Delaware:

1.0% (950)

El Salvador
Laurel:

17.6% (113)
Delaware:

1.1% (1,038)

Haiti
Laurel:

8.0% (51)
Delaware:

3.8% (3,686)

Mexico
Laurel:

4.4% (28)
Delaware:

15.3% (14,887)

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

  • This state: 1,882
  • Other state: 1,531
  • Northeast: 462
  • Midwest: 27
  • South: 973
  • West: 74

79.0% of Laurel residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 0.0% lived in Delaware.


Laurel:

79.0%
State average:

89.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 26
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 30
  • 10th grade: 43
  • 11th grade: 42
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 143
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 237
  • Less than 1 year of college: 53
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 144
  • Associate degree: 26
  • Bachelor's degree: 52
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 1
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 34
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 19
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 54
  • 11th grade: 143
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 531
  • Less than 1 year of college: 40
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 157
  • Associate degree: 83
  • Bachelor's degree: 121
  • Master's degree: 26
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Laurel marital status for males
Laurel marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 913
  • One, attached: 160
  • Two: 93
  • 3 or 4: 58
  • 5 to 9: 99
  • 10 to 19: 126
  • 20 to 49: 39
  • 50 or more: 62

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Laurel
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Laurel, DE
  • 52.4%Electricity
  • 25.2%Utility gas
  • 13.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Laurel, DE
  • 79.8%Electricity
  • 15.2%Utility gas
  • 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134
Here:

13.9%
Delaware:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:

9.1%
Delaware:

12.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Delaware:

19.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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