North Laurel is home to 25,563 people in Maryland. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. 32% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 3,944 people per square mile. Households take in $122,949 a year at the median, 49% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $122,949, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Laurel
What changed most since 1990
White share86.1% → 27.1%(−58.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share7.2% → 33.3%(+26.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.1% → 62.3%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
North Laurel's population equals 7.6% of Howard County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)54%(547)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(310)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.2%(205)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,013 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
North Laurel, decade by decade
North Laurel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,008
$116,912
$348,010
34.7%
31.5
2000
20,468
$121,752
$321,704
39.6%
60.7
2010
4,474
$143,367
$549,390
57.7%
86.8
2020
25,379
$125,248
$448,697
55.7%
93.3
2024
25,563
$122,949
$450,100
53.5%
94.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
