CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Laurel Park

North Carolina · 1,343 residents · 2.82 sq mi

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Laurel Park is home to 1,343 people in North Carolina. The median age is 59.7, about 27 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 43% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That is roughly 32% ahead of the North Carolina median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.1% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 59.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,343

−27%vs 2000

vs 1,835 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

59.7

+2%vs 2000

vs 58.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.1%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.9%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.6%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.3%(44)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.6%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.3%(111)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(166)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.3%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.3%(233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7422.9%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8412.6%(169)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,139

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,215

−41%vs 2000

vs $35,749 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$134,100

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $164,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$575

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $657 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,798)

Black0.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(10)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,336)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.6%(14)

Central American0.5%(13)

Guatemalan0.5%(13)

Mexican0.4%(9)

Colombian0.3%(8)

Argentine0.2%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino1.7%(40)

Korean0.3%(8)

Japanese0.2%(4)

Ancestry

English21.7%(523)

German19%(458)

Irish11.1%(267)

Scottish7.4%(179)

Italian5%(121)

Polish5%(121)

American4.3%(103)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(69)

Swedish2.9%(69)

Czech2.6%(63)

French2.1%(50)

Dutch1.3%(31)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.2%(29)

Norwegian1.2%(28)

British1.1%(27)

Austrian0.7%(16)

Ukrainian0.7%(16)

Subsaharan African0.5%(13)

Portuguese0.4%(9)

Nigerian0.4%(9)

Swiss0.4%(9)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

Australian0.2%(6)

Finnish0.2%(5)

Russian0.2%(5)

Croatian0.2%(4)

Brazilian0.1%(2)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22%(233)

Married68.3%(722)

Widowed5%(53)

Divorced4.6%(49)

Women 15+

Never married10.8%(120)

Married65.5%(731)

Widowed14.9%(166)

Divorced8.9%(99)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.6%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)5.8%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era66.7%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 171 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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