COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake vs Laurel
PLACE A
Lake, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Lake is 90% smaller than Laurel. Laurel earns more, with a median household income $16,501 higher. Lake has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs 4%).
LAKELAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population4704,557−90% vs Laurel
Population density931,645−1,552
Population growth46.6%4.2%+42.4 pts
Median age37.033.0+4.0
Male39.8%48.9%−9.0 pts
Female60.2%51.1%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.8%18.1%−17.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.8%31.2%+1.6 pts
Black61.5%34.1%+27.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%32.7%−32.1 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other4.8%2.1%+2.7 pts
Median household income$32,143$48,644−$16,501
Per capita income$20,179$25,176−$4,997
Poverty rate15.5%34.6%−19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%4.6%+6.1 pts
Graduate degree0.9%3.1%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%15.9%−15.9 pts
Labor force participation59.0%58.2%+0.8 pts
Median home value$77,000$230,300−$153,300
Median gross rent$729$1,056−$327
Owner-occupied51.9%39.6%+12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%5.9%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%44.2%−20.5 pts
Average commute23.033.8−10.8
Worked from home1.3%2.6%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Uninsured7.5%6.8%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025