About North Laurel

North Laurel is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,633 people and just one neighborhood, North Laurel is the 70th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Laurel is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Laurel is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Laurel who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.03%), management occupations (13.87%), and sales jobs (9.92%).

Also of interest is that North Laurel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, North Laurel is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, North Laurel is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making North Laurel a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, North Laurel has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, North Laurel's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In North Laurel, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

North Laurel Information and Demographics

The education level of North Laurel citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.56% of adults in North Laurel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Laurel in 2000 was $27,991, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,964 for a family of four. However, North Laurel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Laurel is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North Laurel home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Laurel is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in North Laurel include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in North Laurel is English. Some people also speak Spanish.