Being a small city, Laurel does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Laurel citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.88% of adults in Laurel have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Laurel in 2022 was $25,148, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,592 for a family of four. However, Laurel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Laurel also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.56% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Laurel is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Laurel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laurel residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Laurel include English, Irish, German, African, and French.
The most common language spoken in Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
