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Laurel, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Laurel is a Census CDP of 18,721 people across 5.39 square miles of land, in Henrico County. Median household income is $73,609, 51.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laurel
What Laurel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.39 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,474
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenrico 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
- Population18,721
- Median age35.1
- Population under 183,933
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,217
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent
- Households7,164
- Family households4,362
- Share of households that are families60.9 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$73,609
- Per capita income$38,535
- Civilian labor force10,857
- Employed10,312
- Unemployed545 plus or minus 176
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over13,200
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laurel
Housing in Laurel
- Housing units7,624
- Occupied units7,164
- Vacant units460 plus or minus 194
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied3,712
- Renter occupied3,452
- Ownership rate51.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$283,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,616
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units4,794
- Share single family62.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,771
- Share in buildings of two or more36.3 percent
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 63
- Median year structure built1982
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 commute8,477
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,898
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,131
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.1 percent
- Drove alone69.9 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home15.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Henrico County, not Laurel
Henrico County context, not Laurel figures
- Establishments in Henrico County9,754
- Covered employment, Henrico County187,647
- Average annual pay, Henrico County$70,541
- Housing units permitted, Henrico County1,826
Every figure in this section is published for Henrico 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.
Coverage
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, Virginia?
18,721, in 7,164 households. Laurel CDP covers 5.39 square miles of land, which is 3,474 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?
Henrico 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?
$73,609. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $283,600. Median gross rent is $1,616 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Henrico 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.