Language Spoken At Home in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,923 | 100% |
English only | 15,937 | 69.5% |
Language other than English | 6,986 | 30.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,882 | 12.6% |
Spanish | 3,263 | 14.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,719 | 7.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,396 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 431 | 1.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,029 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 486 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 1,298 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 246 | 1.1% |
Ancestry in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,026 | 100% |
American | 691 | 2.8% |
Arab | 252 | 1.0% |
Czech | 29 | 0.1% |
Danish | 36 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 102 | 0.4% |
English | 624 | 2.5% |
French (except Basque) | 279 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 62 | 0.2% |
German | 1,244 | 5.0% |
Greek | 224 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 80 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,395 | 5.6% |
Italian | 633 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 24 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 61 | 0.2% |
Polish | 298 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 54 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 77 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 261 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 27 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,770 | 7.1% |
Swedish | 33 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 26 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 14 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,450 | 5.8% |
Households By Type in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,876 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,421 | 54.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,664 | 27.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,143 | 31.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,422 | 14.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 659 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 253 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,619 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 989 | 10.0% |
Nonfamily households | 4,455 | 45.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,754 | 38.0% |
65 years and over | 561 | 5.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,994 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,491 | 15.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,802 | 100% |
Householder | 9,876 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 3,174 | 12.8% |
Child | 6,889 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 3,104 | 12.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,759 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 719 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,267 | 100% |
Never married | 3,867 | 41.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,893 | 42.0% |
Separated | 362 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 154 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 991 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,755 | 100% |
Never married | 4,343 | 40.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,753 | 34.9% |
Separated | 414 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 823 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 1,422 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 450 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 185 | 41.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,028 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 223 | 21.7% |
Less than 1 year | 23 | 2.2% |
1 or 2 years | 109 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 10 | 1.0% |
5 or more years | 81 | 7.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 223 | 100% |
Who are female | 173 | 77.6% |
Who are married | 167 | 74.9% |
School Enrollment in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,730 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 440 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 449 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,075 | 30.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 940 | 14.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,826 | 42.0% |
Educational Attainment in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,233 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,554 | 9.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,111 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,492 | 20.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,514 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 971 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,887 | 22.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,704 | 15.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.2% |
Veteran Status in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,231 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,793 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,721 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,436 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,582 | 100% |
With a disability | 260 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 17,229 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,449 | 8.4% |
65 years and over | 1,910 | 100% |
With a disability | 727 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,572 | 100% |
Same house | 19,689 | 80.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,520 | 18.4% |
Same county | 2,974 | 12.1% |
Different county | 1,546 | 6.3% |
Same state | 901 | 3.7% |
Different state | 645 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 363 | 1.5% |
Place Of Birth in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,026 | 100% |
Native | 18,457 | 73.8% |
Born in United States | 18,241 | 72.9% |
State of residence | 7,246 | 29.0% |
Different state | 10,995 | 43.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 216 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 6,569 | 26.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,569 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,667 | 40.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,902 | 59.4% |
Year of Entry in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,785 | 100% |
Native | 216 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 216 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,569 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 27 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,542 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laurel City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,569 | 100% |
Europe | 342 | 5.2% |
Asia | 1,569 | 23.9% |
Africa | 1,495 | 22.8% |
Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,153 | 48.0% |
Northern America | 9 | 0.1% |