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Laurel, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Laurel is $14,797, which is much lower than the state average of $30,191 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Laurel median household income is $33,387, which has grown by 17.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.12% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Laurel residents spend 29.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #75

Laurel, DE	14,797 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	20,924 USD
Delaware	33,303 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	24,000 USD
Delaware	38,619 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	19,412 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #77

Laurel, DE	33,387 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	43,184 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

Laurel, DE	17.89%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Laurel, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.34%	$2,801, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.55%	$16,339, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.77%	$2,359, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.37%	$35,253, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	39,939 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Laurel, DE	48,354 USD
Delaware	90,884 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$50,000, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$21,563, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,269, see rank	$46,295	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$6,833, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,213, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,794, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$26,607, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,669, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	1,112, 41.66%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	749, 67.36%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	749, 67.36%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	702, 93.72%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 6.28%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	363, 32.64%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	1,557, 58.34%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	877, 56.33%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	877, 56.33%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	758, 86.43%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	119, 13.57%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	680, 43.67%, see rank	40.00%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,440, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,190, 82.64%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	171, 11.88%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	7, 0.49%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	60, 4.17%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12, 0.83%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Laurel, DE	29.6 minutes
Delaware	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,460	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	702, 48.08%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81, 11.54%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	125, 17.81%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	130, 18.52%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 2.99%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 6.70%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	237, 33.76%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	758, 51.92%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	134, 17.68%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	268, 35.36%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	228, 30.08%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128, 16.89%, see rank	4.86%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Laurel, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,460, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 1.44%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	47, 3.22%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	227, 15.55%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	46, 3.15%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	363, 24.86%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	35, 2.40%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	47, 3.22%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	61, 4.18%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	340, 23.29%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	172, 11.78%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	35, 2.40%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	66, 4.52%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Laurel, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,156	30.29%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	226	24.73%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.