South Laurel is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,790 people and two constituent neighborhoods, South Laurel is the 68th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Laurel is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Laurel is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Laurel who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.02%), sales jobs (10.09%), and management occupations (9.51%).

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

South Laurel, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, South Laurel is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. 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.

One downside of living in South Laurel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In South Laurel, the average commute to work is 34.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

South Laurel Information and Demographics

The citizens of South Laurel are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 32.76% of adults in South Laurel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Laurel in 2000 was $24,564, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,256 for a family of four.

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

South Laurel also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.74%.

The most common language spoken in South Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African.