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| Laurel |
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| Population 2000: | 18,393 |
| Population 2002: | 18,076 |
| Area codes: | 601 |
| Elevation: | 264 feet |
| Land area: | 15.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.1% (3.5% Latin America, 0.5% Europe) |
| County: | Jones |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (31.7%), Educational,health and social services (24.4%). |
| Population growth: | -317 (-1.72%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 55.1% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 40.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3.9% |
| Other race: | 3.2% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 41.5% |
| Never married: | 33.8% |
| Divorced: | 11.0% |
| Widowed: | 9.6% |
| Separated: | 4.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $51,600 |
| Household income: | $24,988 |
| Resident age: | 34.7 years |
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| Laurel Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 17.3% |
| Unemployed: | 7.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 667.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 271 (1459.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 90 (484.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 63 (339.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 61 (328.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 10 (53.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (5.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,424 (7669.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 8.8% |
| English: | 5.3% |
| Irish: | 4.1% |
| German: | 2.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.1% |
| Scottish: | 1.3% |