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Laurel, MS Micro Area

80,867 Population
1,371.2 square miles 59 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,825 ±$2,402 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$47,790 ±$4,901 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.2% ±5.6% (15,196  ±4,485) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.4 minutes ±1.6 (868,580  ±58,997) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

32,059 ±1,105 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (79,124  ±2,116) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±3.9% (1,219  ±754) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

37,167 ±1,004 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$154,700 ±$21,041 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

4.6% ±1.5% (3,689  ±1,203.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.3% ±6.1% (47,764  ±3,585.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
19% ±2.7% (10,292  ±1,502.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±1.1% (1,034  ±860) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.1% ±1.7% (4,404  ±1,095) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,404 Total veterans ±1,095 4,295 Male ±1,084 109 Female ±111

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