Laurel is home to 11,741 people in Florida. The median age is 63.7, about 25 years above the US median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. The population is up 40% since 2000. That is roughly 24% ahead of the Florida median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,340, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 110%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laurel
What changed most since 1990
White share96.0% → 87.8%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants83.8% → 91.4%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.7% → 42.2%(+21.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Laurel's population equals 2.6% of Sarasota County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.9%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(176)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.5%(530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.7%(134)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,141 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Laurel, decade by decade
Laurel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,245
$68,325
$243,847
20.7%
9.8
2000
8,393
$76,848
$228,436
25.0%
12.6
2010
8,171
$70,709
$391,867
26.3%
17.1
2020
12,186
$79,852
$402,397
37.0%
24.3
2024
11,741
$92,340
$478,900
42.2%
27.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
