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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Laurel, Florida |other_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Sarasota_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Laurel_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location in [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota County]] and the state of [[Florida]] |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Florida}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]] |subdivision_name2 = {{noflag|[[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota]]}} <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 26.38 |area_land_km2 = 23.52 |area_water_km2 = 2.86 |area_total_sq_mi = 10.18 |area_land_sq_mi = 9.08 |area_water_sq_mi = 1.10 |area_water_percent = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 12186 |population_density_km2 = 518.13 <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|27|8|29|N|82|27|44|W|region:US-FL_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 3 |elevation_ft = 10 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 34272 |area_code = [[Area code 941|941]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 12-39600<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0285395<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |population_density_sq_mi = 1341.92 }} '''Laurel''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 12,186 as of 2020 census, up from 8,171 at the 2010 census. Laurel is part of the [[North Port, Florida|North Port]]–[[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]–[[Sarasota, Florida]] [[Sarasota metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 16.13%, is water. ==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. == Notable people == * [[Vivian E. Browne]], visual artist ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Sarasota County, Florida}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Sarasota County, Florida]] [[Category:Sarasota metropolitan area]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]] [[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]
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