Living in Laurel

In Laurel (Florida), unemployment is 1.6% (2024).

Laurel had a population of 12,186 at the end of 2020. Laurel's unemployment stood at 1.61% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 1,254 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population12,186people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,089EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,222EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate1.61%country median 4.6% — 65% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.79µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Laurel?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,489 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,222 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Laurel a good place to live?

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Remote worker39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–49%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–75%

Student37%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family64%strong on family, weak on safety · range 53–75%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,254 of 12,186 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Laurel is 1.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Laurel 1.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,089 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.61 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Laurel?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,615of €3,186 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,186
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,489
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,615

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Laurel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Laurel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	345.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Laurel when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Laurel's nearest airport was SRQ, 29 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SRQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Laurel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Laurel stood at 6.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 16.7°C in January to 28.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

22°11°

24°12°

26°14°

28°17°

31°20°

32°23°

33°24°

32°23°

30°20°

27°15°

24°13°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

198

188

212

182

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Laurel is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Laurel 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.79 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 22.44 · Feb 23.89 · Mar 25.5 · Apr 28.06 · May 30.72 · Jun 32.17 · Jul 33.06 · Aug 33.06 · Sep 32.22 · Oct 29.89 · Nov 26.67 · Dec 23.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 10.89 · Feb 12.33 · Mar 14.17 · Apr 16.94 · May 19.89 · Jun 22.72 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.72 · Sep 22.89 · Oct 19.72 · Nov 15.39 · Dec 12.67 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 16.67 · Feb 18.11 · Mar 19.83 · Apr 22.5 · May 25.28 · Jun 27.44 · Jul 28.28 · Aug 28.39 · Sep 27.56 · Oct 24.78 · Nov 21.06 · Dec 18.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.07 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 75.44 · Apr 62.74 · May 82.55 · Jun 198.4 · Jul 187.7 · Aug 211.8 · Sep 181.9 · Oct 85.09 · Nov 39.12 · Dec 58.67 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	19.1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.73 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Chikushino-shi (Japan) ±5.8 °C, Chikushino (Japan) ±5.8 °C, Itoshima (Japan) ±5.8 °C, Kasuga (Japan) ±5.8 °C, Ōnojō (Japan) ±5.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 23.5 km² comprised Laurel at the end of 2025. Population density was 498.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	23.54 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	10.68 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,254 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	498.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	12,186 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Laurel

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bee Ridge as a Laurel alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €3,292 Bee Ridge vs €4,089 Laurel−20%
Unemployment: 1.3% Bee Ridge vs 1.6% Laurel−20%
Foreign residents: 14.6% Bee Ridge vs 10.7% Laurel+37%
Residents: 9,955 Bee Ridge vs 12,186 Laurel−18%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Bee Ridge vs 6.8 µg/m³ Laurelsame level

Full comparison More about Bee Ridge

North Bethesda as a Laurel alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1412 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 1.6% Laurel+126%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 10.7% Laurel+219%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 12,186 Laurel+311%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,089 Laurel+50%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.8 µg/m³ Laurel−14%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Laurel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Osprey 6.3 km away

Rent: 2,029 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,073 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Venice Gardens 9.5 km away

Rent: 1,287 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,057 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

South Venice 11.6 km away

Rent: 1,711 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,088 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bee Ridge 16.4 km away

Rent: 1,957 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,292 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

South Gate Ridge 16.5 km away

Rent: 1,489 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,699 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Siesta Key 18.1 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,138 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sarasota Springs 18.8 km away

Rent: 1,974 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,475 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Laurel?

The unemployment rate is 1.61 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Laurel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.79 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Laurel?

The published population is 12,186 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Laurel?

1,254 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Laurel a good place to live?

Laurel may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Laurel?

Venice, Osprey, Venice Gardens, South Venice, Bee Ridge are near Laurel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Laurel (Florida), United States: population, rent, salary},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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