2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Laurel, MS vs Morganfield, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Morganfield, is 37% more than it is in Laurel and is 52% below the National Average.
- Laurel unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Morganfield unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Laurel, MSMorganfield, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth14.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,138  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,517$69,021
 Family Median Income$39,042  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Laurel, MSMorganfield, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Laurel, MSMorganfield, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.9%13.1%
Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Morganfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I grew up in Morganfield but at 18 left and have been gone ever since. Nice small town with very little crime from what I remember. There is one large problem  More

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