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South Laurel, Maryland.

A community in Prince George's County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it.

Living in South Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland

South Laurel, in Prince George's County, had 29,602 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $88,933 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 12% of its people live below the poverty line. 41% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 59% are rented. Unemployment in Prince George's County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 29,602 in the 2020 census; median age 36.2
Household income $88,933 the median, give or take $8,867 · Prince George's County: $101,798
Unemployment 4.4% Prince George's County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 41% lived in by their owners; 59% rented
  • 11,127households
  • 40%of adults have a degree
  • 12%below the poverty line
  • 32 mintypical commute
  • 13%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Building trades9%
  • Shops (retail)8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Prince George's County had 328,137 jobs in 2025, 0.4% 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, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in South Laurel

  1. Freestate ElectricElectric contracting858
  2. Select Event GroupManufacturing machinery and equipment rental or leasing248
  3. Capitol Technology UniversityUniversity or college207
  4. DC ConstructionFoundation, building, poured concrete, contractors101
  5. American Mechanical Services of MarylandHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning contractors96
  6. Mount Vernon Printing CompanyAll printing operations including digital printing90
  7. Food LionGrocery stores77

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 6 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,470 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24). 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 in parts of South LaurelRelatively moderate
  2. LightningRelatively moderate
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

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