COMPARING TWO PLACES
Magee vs Laurel
PLACE A
Magee, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Magee is 14% smaller than Laurel. Laurel earns more, with a median household income $4,156 higher. Laurel has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -10%).
MAGEELAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population3,9044,557−14% vs Laurel
Population density7421,645−903
Population growth-9.5%4.2%−13.8 pts
Median age36.133.0+3.1
Male46.4%48.9%−2.5 pts
Female53.6%51.1%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born4.4%18.1%−13.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.0%31.2%+7.8 pts
Black53.9%34.1%+19.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%32.7%−25.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.2%2.1%−1.9 pts
Median household income$44,488$48,644−$4,156
Per capita income$22,206$25,176−$2,970
Poverty rate32.3%34.6%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%4.6%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree2.4%3.1%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%15.9%−12.6 pts
Labor force participation59.6%58.2%+1.5 pts
Median home value$143,100$230,300−$87,200
Median gross rent$771$1,056−$285
Owner-occupied51.4%39.6%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.9%5.9%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.8%44.2%+1.5 pts
Average commute27.433.8−6.4
Worked from home0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Uninsured19.7%6.8%+12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025