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Laurel, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Laurel is a Census city of 29,798 people across 4.76 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $100,504, 44.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 146 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $55.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laurel
What Laurel is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.76 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,262
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's 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
- Population29,798
- Median age36.3
- Population under 186,306
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,415
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent
- Households12,476
- Family households6,757
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
Income and work in Laurel
- Median household income$100,504
- Per capita income$49,886
- Civilian labor force18,573
- Employed17,700
- Unemployed873 plus or minus 236
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over21,481
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
Housing in Laurel
- Housing units13,124
- Occupied units12,476
- Vacant units648 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied5,515
- Renter occupied6,961
- Ownership rate44.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$385,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,873
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units6,503
- Share single family49.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,621
- Share in buildings of two or more50.4 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
How Laurel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,614
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,524 plus or minus 507
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,531
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.5 percent
- Drove alone65.1 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home17.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
SBA loans in Laurel (7(a))
- Approvals146
- Gross approval$55,785,800
- Average approval$382,095
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$810,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,442
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Paid in full14
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.3 percent
- Share to franchises17.1 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS79
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laurel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 18 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
SBA loans in Laurel (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$25,635,000
- Average approval$1,602,188
- Median approval$1,001,500
- Largest approval$5,209,000
- Jobs supported167
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laurel, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laurel
Flood risk in Laurel
- NFIP communityCity of Laurel
- NFIP community number240053
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date09/16/16
The City of Laurel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240053 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Prince George's County, not Laurel
Prince George's County context, not Laurel figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Laurel.
All Prince George's County figures →
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, Maryland?
29,798, in 12,476 households. Laurel city covers 4.76 square miles of land, which is 6,262 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?
Prince George's 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?
$100,504. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $385,500. Median gross rent is $1,873 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?
146 7(a) approvals totaling $55.8 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $25.6 m since FY2010. 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 18 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, city of, community 240053, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Prince George's 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.
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