Laurel is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 4,275 people and two associated neighborhoods, Laurel is the 15th largest community in Delaware.Laurel is a blue-collar town, with 38.10% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Laurel is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Laurel who work in maintenance occupations (20.37%), healthcare suport services (6.72%), and office and administrative support (6.26%). In Laurel, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.18 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Laurel has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.The citizens of Laurel have a very low rate of college education: just 6.82% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Laurel in 2022 was $19,301, which is low income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,204 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 35.72% 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 35.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Laurel include German, English, Irish, Haitian, and African. In addition, Laurel has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.77%). The most common language spoken in Laurel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
