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Business Distribution by Industry in Laurel, Florida

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Buses and trains	6

Laurel, Florida Facts

Area	6.0 mi²
Population	9,742
Male Population	4,705 (48.3%)
Female Population	5,037 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+115.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+37.5%
Median Age	57.7 years (Male: 56.8, Female: 58.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$49,193 (2022)
Area Codes	941
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	27.14378, -82.46158
Zip Codes	34272, 34274

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Laurel, Florida Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,515	5,557	7,083	8,758	9,742	10,094	10,501
Population Density	751.4 / mi²	924.8 / mi²	1,178.8 / mi²	1,457.6 / mi²	1,621.3 / mi²	1,679.9 / mi²	1,747.6 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laurel, Florida Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 37.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Laurel, Florida	+115.8%	+75.3%	+37.5%
Florida	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laurel, Florida Median Age

Median Age: 57.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Laurel, Florida	57.7 yrs	58.5 yrs	56.8 yrs
Florida	41.8 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Laurel, Florida Population Density

Population Density: 1,621 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Laurel, Florida	9,742	6.01 sq mi	1,621 / mi²
Florida	20.3 million	65,757.1 sq mi	308 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laurel, Florida Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Laurel, Florida Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$30,223	$29,603	$29,320	$45,851	$35,273	$43,357	$47,262	$49,193
Total GDP	$520.9M	$573.4M	$633.3M	$1.1B	$888.7M	$1.2B	$1.4B	$1.4B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Laurel, Florida CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Laurel, Florida	201,721 tn	20.71 tn	33,571.3 tons/mi²
Florida	302,482,610 tn	14.93 tn	4,600 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Laurel, Florida CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	201,721 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	20.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	33,571.3 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Laurel, Florida

Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,171 at the 2010 census. People who live in the CDP have a Nokomis mailing address and signs along U.S. 41 refer to the entire extent between Ro..

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