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LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Jones
Incorporated: 1882
Elevation: 264 feet
Land Area: 15.4 square miles
Population Density: 1212 people per square mile
Population: 18,693
Population change since 2000: 1.60%
Races (City): Black (55.1%), White Non-Hispanic (40.3%), Hispanic (3.9%), Other race (3.2%), Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): United States (8.8%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.1%), German (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (75.9 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (131.2 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (394.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Ellisville, MS (2.8 miles ), Sandersville, MS (2.9 miles ), Soso, MS (3.0 miles ), Heidelberg, MS (4.0 miles ), Taylorsville, MS (4.4 miles ), Bay Springs, MS (4.6 miles ), Seminary, MS (4.8 miles ), Collins, MS (5.0 miles )
Laurel Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average.
LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.20%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.10%
Colleges/Universities in Laurel:
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE OF BEAUTY CULTURE Full-time enrollment: 40, Location: 732 SAWMILL RD, Private, for-profit SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST COLLEGE FT enrollment: 9, Location: 4229 HWY 15 N, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Laurel:
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 9 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 4,072 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 38 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, FT enrollment: 12,541 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 52 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 69 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329 PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 71 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 76 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 86 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904
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