COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Olive vs Laurel
PLACE A
Mount Olive, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Mount Olive is 99% smaller than Laurel. Mount Olive earns more, with a median household income $121,797 higher.
MOUNT OLIVELAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population584,557−99% vs Laurel
Population density1941,645−1,451
Population growth–4.2%–
Median age35.433.0+2.4
Male43.1%48.9%−5.8 pts
Female56.9%51.1%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%18.1%−18.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%31.2%+68.8 pts
Black0.0%34.1%−34.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%32.7%−32.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$170,441$48,644+$121,797
Per capita income$65,507$25,176+$40,331
Poverty rate0.0%34.6%−34.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1050.468−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher88.2%4.6%+83.6 pts
Graduate degree47.1%3.1%+43.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%15.9%−15.9 pts
Labor force participation88.2%58.2%+30.1 pts
Median home value$358,300$230,300+$128,000
Median gross rent–$1,056–
Owner-occupied100.0%39.6%+60.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households–44.2%–
Average commute–33.8–
Worked from home0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Population, 2023 – 2024