COMPARING TWO PLACES
Short Pump vs Laurel
PLACE A
Short Pump, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Short Pump is 537% larger than Laurel. Short Pump earns more, with a median household income $90,201 higher. Short Pump has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 4%).
SHORT PUMPLAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population29,0264,557+537% vs Laurel
Population density3,2371,645+1,592
Population growth23.8%4.2%+19.6 pts
Median age38.633.0+5.6
Male49.4%48.9%+0.5 pts
Female50.6%51.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born24.7%18.1%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.8%31.2%+27.6 pts
Black7.7%34.1%−26.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%32.7%−28.1 pts
Asian23.7%0.0%+23.7 pts
Other5.3%2.1%+3.2 pts
Median household income$138,845$48,644+$90,201
Per capita income$71,693$25,176+$46,517
Poverty rate3.6%34.6%−31.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher75.1%4.6%+70.5 pts
Graduate degree33.9%3.1%+30.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%15.9%−14.2 pts
Labor force participation71.1%58.2%+12.9 pts
Median home value$568,900$230,300+$338,600
Median gross rent$1,847$1,056+$791
Owner-occupied57.9%39.6%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%5.9%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%44.2%−4.7 pts
Average commute21.833.8−12.0
Worked from home28.8%2.6%+26.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%6.2%−6.0 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.8%−3.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024