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West 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 West Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland

West Laurel, in Prince George's County, had 4,428 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $164,688 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 96% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 4% 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 professional services, then schools and health care.

People 4,428 in the 2020 census; median age 41.2
Household income $164,688 the median, give or take $16,867 · Prince George's County: $101,798
Unemployment 4.4% Prince George's County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 96% lived in by their owners; 4% rented
  • 1,487households
  • 47%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 37 mintypical commute
  • 15%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services19%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care17%
  • Other services13%
  • Banks, insurance and property11%
  • Building trades11%
  • Shops (retail)10%

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, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Prince George's County

  1. Prince George's County Public SchoolsSchool district18,180FTE
  2. University of Maryland-College ParkUniversity or college10,690
  3. University of Maryland Global CampusUniversity or college5,424
  4. The Bozzuto Group CorporateAgencies, real estate5,024
  5. U.s. Census BureauFederal government · Department of Commerce3,238
  6. MGM Resorts InternationalHotels, casino3,002
  7. Contemporary Services2,434
  8. Internal Revenue ServiceFederal government · Department of the Treasury2,340

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 484 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 86,514 people in all across the county; West Laurel has none of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and federal offices from OPM's federal workforce data (2026); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. 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. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

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