Laurel is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 17,508 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Laurel is the 23rd largest community in Mississippi.

One of the benefits of Laurel is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.59 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Laurel is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Laurel citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.83% of adults in Laurel have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Laurel in 2022 was $30,835, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,340 for a family of four. However, Laurel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Laurel is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Laurel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laurel residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Laurel include English, Irish, African, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.