|
Population (year 2000): 8,393
Males: 3,995 (47.6%), Females: 4,398 (52.4%)
Sarasota County
Median resident age: 57.7 years
Median household income: $42,186 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,100 (year 2000)
Races in Laurel:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (23.2%), English (18.7%),
Irish (13.2%), United States (8.4%), Italian (8.4%), French
(6.0%).
Elevation: 8 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Laurel
- High school or higher: 87.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Laurel CDP
- Never married: 10.6%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 11.8%
6.2% Foreign born (4.2% Europe, 0.9% North
America, 0.7% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Laurel:
- BON SECOURS VENICE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; VENICE,
FL)
- ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
ENGLEWOOD, FL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA (about 10
miles; SARASOTA, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Laurel:
- SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 18 miles;
SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 37 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL;
ID: PGD)
- MAC DILL AFB (about 48 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laurel:
- VENICE MUNI (about 6 miles; VENICE, FL; ID: VNC)
- BUCHAN (about 13 miles; ENGLEWOOD, FL; ID: X36)
- AIRPORT MANATEE (about 35 miles; PALMETTO, FL; ID:
48X)
Amtrak station near Laurel:
- 9 miles: SARASOTA (I-75 AT CLARK RD.) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term
parking, paid long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Laurel:
- MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
- FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FT
MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
- HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
- UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 55 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,963)
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT MYERS,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 64 miles; TAMPA,
FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
- TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 70 miles; LAKELAND,
FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
|
