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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Laurel is $32,624, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. South Laurel median household income is $65,042, which has grown by 27.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Laurel residents spend 37.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #241

South Laurel, MD	32,624 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	44,720 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	47,482 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	42,109 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #268

South Laurel, MD	65,042 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	84,895 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #246

South Laurel, MD	27.43%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	South Laurel, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.25%	$10,070, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.28%	$15,831, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.81%	$3,261, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.49%	$30,109, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	81,238 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Laurel, MD	100,218 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$74,556, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$61,942, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$57,031, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$90,395, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
One Race, Other	$59,904, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$83,839, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$50,403, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,901, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,201, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$74,554, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,130, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	9,071, 47.42%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,258, 80.01%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	31, 0.34%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,227, 79.67%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,829, 94.49%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	398, 5.51%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,813, 19.99%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	10,059, 52.58%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,287, 72.44%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	26, 0.26%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,261, 72.18%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,615, 91.10%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	646, 8.90%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,772, 27.56%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,388, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,888, 73.86%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,584, 11.83%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,232, 9.20%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	220, 1.64%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	107, 0.80%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	357, 2.67%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Laurel, MD	37.2 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,444	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	6,829, 50.80%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,605, 38.15%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	849, 12.43%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,240, 18.16%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.06%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	595, 8.71%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	986, 14.44%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	6,615, 49.20%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,335, 50.42%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,318, 19.92%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,658, 25.06%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.14%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	272, 4.11%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Laurel, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,444, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	935, 6.95%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	393, 2.92%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	342, 2.54%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,166, 8.67%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	894, 6.65%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	414, 3.08%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,062, 7.90%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,698, 12.63%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,416, 25.41%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	823, 6.12%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,655, 12.31%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	642, 4.78%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Laurel, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,673	6.65%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	243	4.17%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.