Demographics of Laurel city, Mississippi

Laurel city, Mississippi had 17,662 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −140 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Laurel city, in four figures

17,662
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,679 ±28.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −140 people.; 35.1 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,661 ±$5,501
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Laurel city, Mississippi's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Laurel city, Mississippi's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,802	100.0	100.0
2021	17,763	99.8	100.2
2022	17,718	99.5	100.7
2023	17,641	99.1	101.6
2024	17,622	99.0	102.5
2025	17,662	99.2	103.1

Population of Laurel city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,802	—
2021	17,763	−39
2022	17,718	−45
2023	17,641	−77
2024	17,622	−19
2025	17,662	+40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±2.1: for men 33.6 ±2.2 and for women 35.8 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,202 ±383	6.8% ±2.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,412 ±590	19.3% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,921 ±506	10.9% ±2.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,756 ±694	26.9% ±3.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,884 ±536	22.0% ±3.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,504 ±341	14.2% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,661 ±$5,501, and income per person $30,835 ±$4,647, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Laurel city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,720 ±387	25.8% ±5.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,842 ±436	27.6% ±6.2	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,086 ±350	16.3% ±5.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	552 ±204	8.3% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	832 ±296	12.5% ±4.3	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	252 ±120	3.8% ±1.8	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	391 ±192	5.9% ±2.8	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	4,046 ±1,007	23.3% ±5.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,685 ±568	36.8% ±10.7	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,747 ±448	19.0% ±4.4	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	614 ±215	17.2% ±5.3	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laurel city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurel city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	7,805 ±405	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±4.0	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.2% ±5.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.8% ±6.7	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,800 ±$27,531	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$909 ±$58	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Laurel city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,611 ±652	9.1% ±3.7	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,070 ±733	28.7% ±4.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,846 ±788	61.3% ±4.5	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	25 to 197	0.1% to 1.1%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Laurel city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	13,517 ±713	76.5% ±4.0	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,301 ±689	18.7% ±3.9	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 240	0% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	745 ±329	4.2% ±1.9	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 171	0.1% to 1.0%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	650 ±318	3.7% ±1.8	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Laurel city among the places of Mississippi

24th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Laurel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pascagoula city	21,710 ±42
Vicksburg city	20,589 ±31
Gautier city	19,046 ±45
Ocean Springs city	18,646 ±29
Hernando city	17,949 ±47
Laurel city	17,679 ±28
Long Beach city	17,009 ±32
Corinth city	14,323 ±27
Clarksdale city	14,231 ±18
Natchez city	14,192 ±30
Greenwood city	14,086 ±26

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026