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Laurel, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Laurel is a Census town of 4,152 people across 2.77 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $48,644, 39.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laurel
What Laurel is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.77 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,499
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
How many people live in Laurel
- Population4,152
- Median age33.0
- Population under 181,235 plus or minus 377
- Share under 1829.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over654 plus or minus 218
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households1,609
- Family households1,109
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Laurel
- Median household income$48,644 plus or minus $11,612
- Per capita income$25,176 plus or minus $7,568
- Civilian labor force1,737 plus or minus 375
- Employed1,460 plus or minus 325
- Unemployed277 plus or minus 217
- Unemployment rate15.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over2,535
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Laurel
- Housing units1,710
- Occupied units1,609
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied637 plus or minus 232
- Renter occupied972 plus or minus 240
- Ownership rate39.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$230,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,056
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units1,274 plus or minus 342
- Share single family74.5 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Units in buildings of two or more436 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Laurel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,408 plus or minus 323
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more776 plus or minus 297
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.1 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone67.9 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Carpooled19.4 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Public transport6.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Laurel (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$8,114,900
- Average approval$405,745
- Median approval$45,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$799,800
- Largest approval$4,224,000
- Jobs supported121
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laurel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laurel
Flood risk in Laurel
- NFIP communityTown of Laurel
- NFIP community number100040
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Laurel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100040 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Laurel
Sussex County context, not Laurel figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Laurel.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Laurel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laurel, Delaware?
4,152, in 1,609 households. Laurel town covers 2.77 square miles of land, which is 1,499 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Laurel in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Laurel?
$48,644. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,300. Median gross rent is $1,056 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Laurel businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $45,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laurel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Laurel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Laurel. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Laurel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Laurel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Laurel, town of, community 100040, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Laurel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Laurel.
Is zoning published for Laurel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.