Language Spoken At Home in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,962 | 100% |
English only | 7,479 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 483 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 152 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 130 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 312 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 130 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 30 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,174 | 100% |
American | 687 | 8.4% |
Arab | 32 | 0.4% |
Czech | 97 | 1.2% |
Danish | 77 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 259 | 3.2% |
English | 1,005 | 12.3% |
French (except Basque) | 269 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 68 | 0.8% |
German | 2,037 | 24.9% |
Greek | 45 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 73 | 0.9% |
Irish | 1,505 | 18.4% |
Italian | 723 | 8.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 127 | 1.6% |
Polish | 321 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 181 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 160 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 308 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 36 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 189 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 64 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,953 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,319 | 58.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 462 | 11.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,892 | 47.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 329 | 8.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 184 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 74 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 243 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 59 | 1.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,634 | 41.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,296 | 32.8% |
65 years and over | 782 | 19.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 561 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,076 | 52.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,174 | 100% |
Householder | 3,953 | 48.4% |
Spouse | 1,861 | 22.8% |
Child | 1,432 | 17.5% |
Other relatives | 290 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 638 | 7.8% |
Unmarried partner | 192 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,441 | 100% |
Never married | 613 | 17.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,990 | 57.8% |
Separated | 81 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 299 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 458 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,008 | 100% |
Never married | 572 | 14.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,936 | 48.3% |
Separated | 138 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 698 | 17.4% |
Divorced | 664 | 16.6% |
Fertility in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 51 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 100 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 100% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 14 | 100% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 70 | 100% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 84 | 100% |
Who are female | 35 | 41.7% |
Who are married | 70 | 83.3% |
School Enrollment in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 969 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 108 | 11.1% |
Kindergarten | 58 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 389 | 40.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 276 | 28.5% |
College or graduate school | 138 | 14.2% |
Educational Attainment in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,010 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 171 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 375 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,320 | 33.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,801 | 25.7% |
Associate's degree | 460 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,209 | 17.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 674 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.9% |
Veteran Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,289 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,369 | 18.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,174 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,892 | 23.1% |
Under 18 years | 885 | 100% |
With a disability | 106 | 12.0% |
18 to 64 years | 4,328 | 100% |
With a disability | 680 | 15.7% |
65 years and over | 2,961 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,106 | 37.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,105 | 100% |
Same house | 7,134 | 88.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 929 | 11.5% |
Same county | 498 | 6.1% |
Different county | 431 | 5.3% |
Same state | 114 | 1.4% |
Different state | 317 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 42 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,174 | 100% |
Native | 7,661 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 7,639 | 93.5% |
State of residence | 1,675 | 20.5% |
Different state | 5,964 | 73.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 513 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 513 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 306 | 59.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 207 | 40.4% |
Year of Entry in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 535 | 100% |
Native | 22 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 22 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 513 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 513 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 513 | 100% |
Europe | 296 | 57.7% |
Asia | 88 | 17.2% |
Africa | 13 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 55 | 10.7% |
Northern America | 61 | 11.9% |