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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Laurel Area is $19,422, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Laurel Area median household income is $36,862. On average Laurel Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #763

Laurel Area	19,422 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel Area	26,134 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel Area	31,541 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel Area	20,954 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #767

Laurel Area	36,862 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Laurel Area	50,587 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Laurel Area	10.71%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Laurel Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Laurel Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.45%	$10,677, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.41%	$15,887, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.47%	$3,153, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.76%	$17,199, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Laurel Area	44,028 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Laurel Area	58,381 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$43,563, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$23,515, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,772, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$39,421, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,237, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$19,565, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$15,134, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$21,217, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,984, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,591, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$27,152, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	65,923, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	31,369, 47.58%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	19,343, 61.66%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	124, 0.40%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	19,219, 61.27%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,791, 92.57%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,428, 7.43%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,026, 38.34%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	34,554, 52.42%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,289, 47.14%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,289, 47.14%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,033, 92.29%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,256, 7.71%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,265, 52.86%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	32,200, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	28,084, 87.22%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,613, 8.11%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	139, 0.43%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	347, 1.08%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	560, 1.74%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	457, 1.42%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Laurel Area	22.5 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,824	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	17,791, 54.20%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,006, 22.52%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,978, 11.12%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,271, 12.76%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	361, 2.03%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,450, 13.77%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,287, 29.72%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	15,033, 45.80%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,055, 33.63%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,977, 19.80%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,880, 32.46%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 0.39%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	113, 0.75%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,914, 12.73%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Laurel Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,824, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,240, 6.82%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	2,193, 6.68%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,772, 20.63%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	913, 2.78%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,260, 9.93%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,423, 4.34%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	386, 1.18%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,273, 3.88%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,444, 4.40%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,777, 23.69%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,297, 7.00%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,179, 3.59%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,667, 5.08%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Laurel Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,171	23.03%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,115	18.36%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.