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Laurel, MS Micro Area

82,352 Population
1,371.2 square miles 60.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,117 ±$3,369 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$50,985 ±$4,233 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

19.3% ±4.4% (15,524  ±3,631) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±1.5 (836,430  ±56,563) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,618 ±1,557 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (80,851  ±3,040) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.6% ±3.4% (1,201  ±624) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

36,738 ±1,089 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$120,400 ±$22,823 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10% ±3% (8,185  ±2,429.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±5.7% (50,304  ±3,670.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.1% ±2.6% (8,970  ±1,505) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

2.6% ±0.7% (2,140  ±578) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±1.7% (4,651  ±1,077) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,651 Total veterans ±1,077 4,084 Male ±900 567 Female ±415

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