Laurel, IN Population

Overview

538

Total Population

28.7

Median age

58.36%

Female population %

71.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

70.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Laurel's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Laurel is 28.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laurel's population under 18 was 28.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laurel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laurel, 24.16% were under the age of 15, 27.51% aged 15 to 29, 31.04% aged 30 to 64, 14.68% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 more females than males in Laurel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.36% females and 41.64% males in Laurel, IN.
The Laurel, IN gender ratio is 71.3:100 i.e. 71.3 men to 100 women (0.713).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 45.

Laurel's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Laurel population: 86.43% are White, 2.04% are Black or African American and 11.52% are multiracial.
Laurel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 538 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laurel is White with a population of 465 (86.43% of the total population).

Laurel's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 584 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Laurel's population decreased by 30 (5.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laurel's population decreased by 147 (26.53%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Laurel's population was lowest in year 2020 at 407.