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North Laurel, Maryland.

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

Living in North Laurel, Howard County, Maryland

North Laurel, in Howard County, had 25,379 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $122,949 a year and half less, against $149,763 across Howard County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 62% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 38% are rented. Unemployment in Howard County was 3.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.2% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 25,379 in the 2020 census; median age 35.5
Household income $122,949 the median, give or take $6,617 · Howard County: $149,763
Unemployment 3.4% Howard County, August 2026; 4.0% a year before
Homes 62% lived in by their owners; 38% rented
  • 8,827households
  • 54%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 23%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care25%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Government11%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Building trades7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Howard County had 173,088 jobs in 2025, 0.2% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 43° and 26°; warmest in July, 89° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 43° 26° F M A M J J 89° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 43° and 26°; warmest in July, 89° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 43° 26° F M A M J J 89° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 43° and lows near 26°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 69°. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Laurel West weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in North Laurel

  1. FroneriCustard, frozen, manufacturing893
  2. Sysco Freshpoint - The Coastal CompaniesVegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing559
  3. Coastal Sunbelt ProduceFresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers540
  4. CarMaxAutomotive dealers255
  5. Weis MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery128
  6. Blanchet Concrete PumpingConcrete pumping94
  7. Weis MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery85
  8. VestisIndustrial launderers41

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 10 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,641 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 high
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate
  3. Lightningrelatively high in parts of North LaurelRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in North 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 Howard County.