Mount Laurel is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,901 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Mount Laurel is the 38th largest community in New Jersey.Mount Laurel is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 89.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mount Laurel is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Laurel who work in management occupations (14.23%), office and administrative support (10.09%), and healthcare (9.58%). Also of interest is that Mount Laurel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. If knowledge is power, Mount Laurel is a pretty powerful place. 55.14% of the adults in Mount Laurel have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Mount Laurel in 2022 was $63,783, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $255,132 for a family of four. Mount Laurel is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Mount Laurel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Laurel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Laurel include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mount Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
