Laurel is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 4,161 people and two associated neighborhoods, Laurel is the 15th largest community in Delaware.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Laurel is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.38% of the Laurel workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Laurel is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laurel who work in maintenance occupations (19.43%), healthcare suport services (10.27%), and office and administrative support (9.47%). One downside of living in Laurel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Laurel, the average commute to work is 30.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Laurel, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.In Laurel, just 8.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Laurel in 2022 was $16,378, which is low income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,512 for a family of four. However, Laurel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Laurel also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.Laurel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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. Laurel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Laurel include German, Irish, English, African, and Haitian. Laurel also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.91%. The most common language spoken in Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
