Laurel, MS Population

Overview

17,375

Total Population

37.2

Median age

51.96%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

646

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Laurel's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Laurel is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laurel's population under 18 was 24.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laurel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laurel, 20.39% were under the age of 15, 19.11% aged 15 to 29, 43.44% aged 30 to 64, 14.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 681 more females than males in Laurel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.96% females and 48.04% males in Laurel, MS.
The Laurel, MS gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 956.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 875.

Laurel's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Laurel population: 32.28% are White, 65.76% are Black or African American, 1.46% are some other race and 0.50% are multiracial.
Laurel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 646 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,729 (96.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laurel is Black or African American with a population of 11,426 (65.76% of the total population).

Laurel's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,901 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Laurel's population increased by 252 (1.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laurel's population decreased by 1,372 (7.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Laurel's population was lowest in year 2022 at 17,066.