Laurel, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Laurel is 3rd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Laurel is 6th in Mississippi out of 60 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Laurel is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Foreign born residents

Laurel is 9th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Laurel is 10th in Mississippi out of 65 other cities in Retail sales

Laurel is 11th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Laurel is 17th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Laurel is 18th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income below poverty line

Laurel is 20th in Mississippi out of 63 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	18,838	21st	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	16.2	34th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,142	22nd	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	9.3%	3rd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.6%	11th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.1%	27th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.1%	62nd	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.9%	55th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	32.4%	56th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	61.3%	17th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	63rd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	44th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	27th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	49th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	9th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	29.8%	59th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	53.0%	33rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.0%	6th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	7,710	24th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.0%	26th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	6,909	21st	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.3%	49th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$81,600	57th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	30th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$19,590	34th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$28,253	57th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	32.1%	18th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Laurel	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,742	20th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$694,801	10th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$37,835	6th	$11,552	$12,990

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