Editing Laurel, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 8245
| 2000 = 8393
| 2010 = 8171
| 2020 = 12186
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Laurel FL Johnson Chapel Baptist Church03.jpg|thumb|Johnson Chapel Baptist Church, on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]]]
As of the [[2020 United States census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts Laurel CDP, Florida |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/laurelcdpflorida/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> the population of Laurel was 12,186 with 5,572 households resulting in a persons per household rate of 2.02.

By age, the population was split with 2.8% under 5 years old, 12.5% under 18 years old, and  42.1% 65 years and older. 50.2% of the population were female persons. By race, the population was split with 88.9% white, 2.8% black, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.5% Asian, 3.5% two or more races, and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino. There were 1,193 veterans and 10.6% of the population were foreign born persons.

The owner-occupied housing rate was 84.9%. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $338,200. The median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage was $2,051 and the median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage was $590. The median gross rent was $1,569. 94.9% of households had a computer and 90.0% had a broadband internet subscription. The median household income was $69,850 and the per capita income for 12 months was $48,053. 6.3% of the population lived below the [[Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau)|poverty threshold]].

96.3% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 39.2% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher.