Delaware · Census place 41310
Laurel town, DE
Quick answer
Laurel town has 4,043 residents, ranking #24 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $44,593, the median home is worth $192,700 and median gross rent runs $924 a month.
- Population
- 4,043Laurel town residents
- Median household income
- $44,593Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $192,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $924Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laurel town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laurel town median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.7% of residents and 36.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Milton town 3,469
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