Laurel

Population: 17,129
Median household income: $37,781
Median home value: $110,200

Laurel is a community in Jones County, Mississippi, home to 17,129 residents. Its median household income of $37,781 runs below the Jones County figure of $51,143.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laurel's population declined 7.5% from 18,508 to 17,129, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $85,800 to $110,200.

20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,129
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $37,781
Median home value: $110,200
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 7,692
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,50817,129

Median household income

$31,968$37,781

Median home value

$85,800$110,200

Median gross rent

$668$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,508	$31,968	$85,800	$668
2020	18,403	$34,114	$93,200	$703
2021	17,375	$33,149	$88,900	$721
2022	17,241	$36,336	$111,300	$738
2023	17,129	$37,781	$110,200	$839

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,077	6.3%
5 to 17	3,329	19.4%
18 to 24	1,794	10.5%
25 to 34	2,241	13.1%
35 to 44	2,108	12.3%
45 to 54	1,720	10.0%
55 to 64	2,240	13.1%
65 to 74	1,472	8.6%
75 and over	1,148	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,822	28.2%
Black or African American	11,081	64.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,141	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,637	15.0%
High school graduate	3,981	36.4%
Some college or associate's	3,082	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,425	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	804	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,106	87.3%
Carpooled	478	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	294	4.2%
Other means	3	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,751	41.1%
15 to 29 min	2,897	43.2%
30 to 44 min	679	10.1%
45 to 59 min	162	2.4%
60+ min	210	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 31.6% (5,290 of 16,737)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,058	61.5%
Nonfamily households	2,539	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,597	85.8%
Vacant	1,095	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,032	61.1%
Renter-occupied	2,565	38.9%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,646	73.4%
1-unit, attached	205	2.7%
2 to 4 units	811	10.5%
5 to 19 units	706	9.2%
20 or more units	25	0.3%
Mobile home & other	299	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2839640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 31.6912, -89.1483