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Language Spoken At Home in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 78,720 | 100% |
English only | 75,335 | 95.7% |
Language other than English | 3,385 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,824 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 2,747 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,592 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 305 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 235 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 98 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 84,901 | 100% |
American | 13,074 | 15.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 74 | 0.1% |
Danish | 14 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 335 | 0.4% |
English | 6,665 | 7.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,023 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 219 | 0.3% |
German | 3,288 | 3.9% |
Greek | 36 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 151 | 0.2% |
Irish | 6,500 | 7.7% |
Italian | 605 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 48 | 0.1% |
Polish | 101 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 158 | 0.2% |
Russian | 58 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,993 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 1,280 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 542 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 69 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 125 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 206 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 42 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 31,548 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,439 | 71.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,476 | 30.0% |
Married-couple family | 15,317 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,649 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,747 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 721 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,375 | 17.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,106 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 9,109 | 28.9% |
Householder living alone | 7,996 | 25.3% |
65 years and over | 3,462 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,404 | 36.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,910 | 28.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 83,000 | 100% |
Householder | 31,548 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 15,285 | 18.4% |
Child | 24,528 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 7,772 | 9.4% |
Nonrelatives | 3,867 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,535 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,982 | 100% |
Never married | 9,821 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 17,001 | 53.2% |
Separated | 747 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,188 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 3,225 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 34,976 | 100% |
Never married | 9,733 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 15,652 | 44.8% |
Separated | 1,213 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 4,122 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 4,256 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,396 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 611 | 43.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 133 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,037 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,873 | 61.7% |
Less than 1 year | 274 | 9.0% |
1 or 2 years | 481 | 15.8% |
3 or 4 years | 482 | 15.9% |
5 or more years | 636 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,873 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,153 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 1,467 | 78.3% |
School Enrollment in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,243 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,174 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,204 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,956 | 46.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,379 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 4,530 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 55,313 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,362 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,963 | 14.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,150 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 12,556 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 5,411 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,503 | 9.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,368 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.0% |
Veteran Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 63,313 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,925 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 83,963 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,301 | 19.4% |
Under 18 years | 21,454 | 100% |
With a disability | 916 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 50,380 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,097 | 18.1% |
65 years and over | 12,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,288 | 51.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 83,875 | 100% |
Same house | 74,511 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,292 | 11.1% |
Same county | 5,501 | 6.6% |
Different county | 3,791 | 4.5% |
Same state | 2,300 | 2.7% |
Different state | 1,491 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 72 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 84,901 | 100% |
Native | 82,523 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 82,329 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 67,971 | 80.1% |
Different state | 14,358 | 16.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 194 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 2,378 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,378 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 304 | 12.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,074 | 87.2% |
Year of Entry in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,572 | 100% |
Native | 194 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 6.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 181 | 93.3% |
Foreign born | 2,378 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,367 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laurel
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,378 | 100% |
Europe | 195 | 8.2% |
Asia | 281 | 11.8% |
Africa | 1 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,867 | 78.5% |
Northern America | 34 | 1.4% |