What percentage of people rent in North Laurel, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in North Laurel, MD, 2020–2024
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37.7% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in North Laurel, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,325 renting households against 5,502 that own their home.

In North Laurel, the share of households that rent went from 41.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.7% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 3,325 (±476)
Median renter income: $90,643 (±$13,626)

Who rents and who owns in North Laurel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Laurel	Howard County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.7% (±4.2 points)	28.5% (±1.0 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,325 (±476)	34,532 (±1,160)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,502 (±513)	86,533 (±1,272)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$90,643 (±$13,626)	$86,111 (±$4,394)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,286 (±$20,311)	$182,570 (±$3,497)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In North Laurel, the renter share is higher than in Howard County (28.5%).

It is also higher than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Howard County, North Laurel ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in North Laurel has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.6% (±3.8 points)	37.7% (±4.2 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,733 (±$30)	$2,031 (±$103)	+17.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$104,352 (±$7,465)	$122,949 (±$6,617)	+17.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near North Laurel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Laurel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Laurel	—	37.7% (±4.2 points)	—
Savage	1.8 mi	41.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Scaggsville	2.1 mi	7.7% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Laurel	2.5 mi	55.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
West Laurel	2.6 mi	4.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Maryland City	2.9 mi	39.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fulton	3.9 mi	20.1% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Jessup	4.0 mi	43.8% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Konterra	4.4 mi	6.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Scaggsville, MD (7.7%), West Laurel, MD (4.4%), Fulton, MD (20.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laurel, MD (55.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Howard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Savage	41.4% (±9.7 points)
2 (tie)	Elkridge	37.7% (±3.4 points)
2 (tie)	North Laurel	37.7% (±4.2 points)
4	Columbia	35.2% (±1.8 points)
5	Ellicott City	28.0% (±2.1 points)
6	Ilchester	23.6% (±2.4 points)
7	Fulton	20.1% (±6.7 points)
8	Scaggsville	7.7% (±5.8 points)

North Laurel is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about North Laurel

How many renters are there in North Laurel?

North Laurel has an estimated 3,325 (±476) renting households, 37.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Laurel?

In North Laurel, the share of households that rent went from 41.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Laurel?

A renting household in North Laurel has 2.4 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Laurel?

The median renting household in North Laurel, MD has an income of $90,643 (±$13,626) a year, against $159,286 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for North Laurel CDP, Maryland (place:56725, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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