About Laurel

Laurel is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 14,602 people and just one neighborhood, Laurel is the 72nd largest community in Virginia.

Laurel is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Laurel is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laurel who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.78%), sales jobs (13.11%), and management occupations (8.93%).

Also of interest is that Laurel has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Laurel, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Residents of Laurel by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.3% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Laurel may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

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

Laurel Information and Demographics

The education level of Laurel citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.23% of adults in Laurel have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Laurel in 2000 was $21,893, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,572 for a family of four.

Laurel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Laurel home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Laurel is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Laurel include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Laurel is English. Some people also speak Spanish.