CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Laurel

Virginia · 13,011 residents · 5.39 sq mi

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Laurel is home to 13,011 people in Virginia. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 13.2%. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 13% since 2000. The typical home is worth $75,600. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% 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

13,011

−13%vs 2000

vs 14,875 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(711)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(593)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(786)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(1,203)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.1%(3,269)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,811)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,475)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,118)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(762)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(381)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(88)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,280

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,128 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,319

−25%vs 2000

vs $21,893 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,600

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$534

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $691 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

42.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.4%(9,435)

Black24%(3,567)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(618)

Asian6.1%(910)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(10,655)

Black15%(1,955)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(150)

Asian2.5%(327)

Other0.6%(74)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American5.2%(968)

Mexican4.3%(812)

Salvadoran3%(561)

South American2.5%(472)

Venezuelan2%(373)

Puerto Rican1.7%(315)

Honduran1.4%(261)

Dominican0.9%(168)

Guatemalan0.7%(130)

Cuban0.3%(56)

Colombian0.3%(56)

Peruvian0.1%(23)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(15)

Spaniard0%(6)

Argentine0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.5%(470)

Vietnamese2%(376)

Bhutanese1.2%(228)

Nepalese0.8%(144)

Pakistani0.3%(55)

Kazakh0.3%(52)

Korean0.2%(46)

Chinese0.2%(44)

Filipino0.2%(38)

Bangladeshi0.1%(22)

Taiwanese0.1%(12)

Ancestry

English9.7%(1,822)

German6.9%(1,297)

Irish5.3%(995)

American3.7%(686)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(501)

Subsaharan African2.7%(500)

Italian2.1%(385)

Scottish2%(373)

West Indian1.5%(279)

Arab1.4%(269)

French1%(194)

Haitian0.9%(176)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(103)

Polish0.5%(96)

British0.5%(95)

Egyptian0.5%(93)

Kenyan0.5%(87)

Russian0.4%(76)

French Canadian0.3%(55)

Romanian0.2%(45)

Swedish0.2%(35)

Bulgarian0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(30)

Ethiopian0.1%(28)

Moroccan0.1%(27)

Dutch0.1%(24)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(18)

Iraqi0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Jordanian0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Brazilian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

Norwegian0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

Swiss0%(3)

Palestinian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married48.7%(3,574)

Married40.5%(2,974)

Widowed2.2%(161)

Divorced8.5%(627)

Women 15+

Never married34%(2,735)

Married39.8%(3,204)

Widowed8.4%(676)

Divorced17.8%(1,432)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% 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)17.2%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.2%(173)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.9%(99)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 453 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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