| Laurel, MS | Ridgeland, MS | United States |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2% | 4.8% | 6.0% |
Recent Job Growth | -1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% |
Future Job Growth | 14.1% | 36.8% | 33.5% |
Sales Taxes | 7.0% | 7.0% | 6.2% |
Income Taxes | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
Income per Cap. | $22,138 | $45,400 | $37,638 |
Household Income | $33,149 | $64,034 | $69,021 |
Family Median Income | $39,042 | $77,018 | $85,028 |
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Est. Households By Income | | | |
| Laurel, MS | Ridgeland, MS | United States |
Income Less Than 15K | 23.5% | 4.2% | 9.4% |
Income between 15K and 20K | 10.8% | 2.3% | 3.8% |
Income between 20K and 30K | 10.3% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
Income between 30K and 40K | 13.5% | 11.2% | 8.0% |
Income between 40K and 50K | 8.9% | 10.7% | 7.6% |
Income between 50K and 60K | 6.8% | 10.4% | 7.2% |
Income between 60K and 75K | 4.7% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
Income between 75K and 100K | 6.6% | 14.6% | 12.8% |
Income between 100K and 150K | 9.6% | 11.8% | 16.3% |
Income between 150K and 200K | 2.6% | 5.5% | 7.8% |
Income greater than 200K | 2.7% | 9.0% | 9.5% |
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Population By Occupation | | | |
| Laurel, MS | Ridgeland, MS | United States |
Management, business, finance | 6.5% | 18.6% | 16.4% |
Engineering, computers, science | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.5% |
Community, social services | 1.9% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
Legal | 0.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% |
Education, library | 5.1% | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment | 0.2% | 3.0% | 2.0% |
Healthcare practitioners and technology | 10.9% | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Healthcare support | 3.3% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
Firefighters, law enforcement | 0.8% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Food preparation, serving | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.4% |
Building maintenance | 6.3% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
Personal care | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
Sales, office, administrative support | 20.8% | 21.0% | 20.9% |
Farming, fishing, forestry | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair | 8.5% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
Production, transportation, material moving | 26.3% | 9.8% | 13.1% |