West Laurel, MD Demographic Data
West Laurel, MD Summary
West Laurel is located in Prince Georges County in Maryland
- Population: 4,536
- Area: 2.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,908.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 336.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Laurel, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,223
52%
50.8
Male
2,086
48%
49.2
Total Population
4,309
323,128,000
West Laurel, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
207
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
282
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
177
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
315
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
166
3.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
518
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
522
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
594
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
428
9.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
266
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
461
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
326
7.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
47
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,478
80.7%
77.2
Female
1,786
51.4%
51.3
Male
1,692
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,287
76.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
957
22.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
834
19.4%
15.2
Female
437
52.4%
55.8
Male
397
47.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
West Laurel, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,137
96.0%
96.8
White
3,252
75.5%
72.6
Black or African American
618
14.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.0%
0.8
Asian
198
4.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
71
1.6%
1.2
Chinese
107
2.5%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
20
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
68
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
172
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
588
13.6%
17.8
Mexican
59
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
488
11.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,721
86.4%
82.2
West Laurel, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
58
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
129
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
661
20.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
645
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
205
6.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
782
24.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
682
21.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
187
5.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,975
94.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,464
46.3%
31.2
West Laurel, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,026
28.2%
33.7%
Now Married
2,092
57.4%
47.5
Divorced
295
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
19
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
211
5.8
5.8%
West Laurel, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,291
80.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
811
19.8%
21.6%
Spanish
459
11.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
204
5.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
113
2.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
35
0.9%
1.1%
West Laurel, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16
1.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
47
3.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
54
3.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
74
5.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
289
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
219
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
350
23.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
220
14.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
204
13.8%
6.4
Median household income
112,969
57,617
Per capita income
42,615
31,128
West Laurel, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
240
10.0%
9.8
Construction
137
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
473
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
194
8.1%
6.6
Information
75
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
130
5.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
144
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
478
19.9%
11.4
Public administration
188
7.8%
4.6
Retail trade
247
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
81
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
164
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,188
49.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
145
6.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
548
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
352
14.7%
18.1%
West Laurel, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,329
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,874
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
237
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
1.6%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
19
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
162
7.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.4
26.6
West Laurel, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
30
2.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
368
25.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
587
39.9%
37.1
3 or more
488
33.1%
21.0
West Laurel, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,473
97.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,440
97.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
33
2.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
40
2.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.8
0.0%
2.5
West Laurel, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,513
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
6
0.4%
9.1
4 rooms
33
2.2%
16.5
5 rooms
110
7.3%
19.8
6 rooms
186
12.3%
17.8
7 rooms
216
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
265
17.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
697
46.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
West Laurel, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,513
1-unit, detached
1,509
99.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4
0.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Laurel, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7
0.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
37
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
295
19.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
654
43.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
313
20.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
54
3.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
68
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
61
4.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
24
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Laurel, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
867
58.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
227
15.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
368
25.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Laurel, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,070
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
18
1.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
135
12.6%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
175
16.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
182
17.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
200
18.7%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
360
33.6%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
355
33.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
231
21.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
226
21.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
30
2.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
228
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Laurel, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
23
41,631,300
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
100.0%
4.4%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
60.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9
39.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
West Laurel, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,440
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
24
1.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7
0.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
49
3.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
241
16.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
915
63.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
204
14.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
353,800
205,000
