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Laurel, Virginia.

A community in Henrico County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Henrico County’s.

Living in Laurel, Henrico County, Virginia

Laurel, in Henrico County, had 17,769 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $73,609 a year and half less, against $88,783 across Henrico County; 8% of its people live below the poverty line. 52% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 48% are rented. Unemployment in Henrico County was 3.6% in August 2026, and the county had 3.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 17,769 in the 2020 census; median age 35.1
Household income $73,609 the median, give or take $9,422 · Henrico County: $88,783
Unemployment 3.6% Henrico County, August 2026; 3.5% a year before
Homes 52% lived in by their owners; 48% rented
  • 7,164households
  • 30%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 16%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Shops (retail)14%
  • Professional and business services12%
  • Banks, insurance and property10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Government7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Henrico County had 193,232 jobs in 2025, 3.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 47° and 28°; warmest in July, 89° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 47° 28° F M A M J J 89° 68° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 47° and 28°; warmest in July, 89° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 47° 28° F M A M J J 89° 68° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 47° and lows near 28°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 68°. About 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Ashland Hanover County Municipal Airport weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Laurel

  1. Verizon CommunicationsWired telecommunications carriers430
  2. Trolley House RefreshmentsVending machine merchandisers, sale of products218
  3. Kroger Mid-Atlantic KMASupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores217
  4. TargetDiscount department stores127
  5. Parham Care CenterNursing homes114
  6. Food LionGrocery stores65
  7. Food LionGrocery stores58
  8. 84 LumberTruss manufacturing49

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 20 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,666 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. LightningRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Laurel’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Henrico County.