COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Bluff vs Laurel
PLACE A
Pine Bluff, AR
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, MS
Pine Bluff is 15% smaller than Laurel. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Laurel has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -13%).
PINE BLUFFLAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population70,21182,281−15% vs Laurel
Population density4860−12
Population growth-13.1%-1.4%−11.7 pts
Median age40.238.7+1.5
Male49.8%49.2%+0.6 pts
Female50.2%50.8%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.4%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%59.3%−17.8 pts
Black51.7%32.9%+18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%5.2%−2.7 pts
Asian0.7%0.4%+0.4 pts
Other3.5%2.3%+1.2 pts
Median household income$51,477$51,524−$47
Per capita income$27,058$28,819−$1,762
Poverty rate18.3%18.9%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.479Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%19.0%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree5.8%7.1%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%4.4%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation50.9%55.0%−4.1 pts
Median home value$115,896$136,095−$20,199
Median gross rent$852$841+$11
Owner-occupied63.9%76.5%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.4%14.4%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.0%37.2%+3.8 pts
Average commute23.226.0−2.8
Worked from home5.0%4.2%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.0%11.2%−6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025