Laurel vs Metamora

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel and Metamora: population, income, housing, and more.

Laurel and Metamora are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurel has the higher population (474 vs 402 in Metamora). Metamora has the higher median household income ($60,682 vs $24,663 in Laurel). Metamora has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $76,100 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Metamora
Population	474	402
Median age	28.0 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$24,663	$60,682
Median home value	$76,100	$131,800
Median gross rent	$973	—
Housing units	250	140
Homeownership rate	58.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	22.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Metamora
Population	794 → 474 (-40.3%)	151 → 402 (+166.2%)
Median household income	$29,531 → $24,663 (-16.5%)	$68,059 → $60,682 (-10.8%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $76,100 (+31.0%)	$81,700 → $131,800 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $973 (+46.8%)	—

Laurel

Population

794474

Median household income

$29,531$24,663

Median home value

$58,100$76,100

Median gross rent

$663$973

Metamora

Population

151402

Median household income

$68,059$60,682

Median home value

$81,700$131,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Metamora
Under 5	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.0%
25 to 34	18.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	3.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	31.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	2.7%
65 to 74	5.7%	19.4%
75 and over	9.1%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Metamora
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	99.0%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Metamora
No high school diploma	22.4%	42.1%
High school graduate	49.6%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Metamora
Drove alone	84.2%	75.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	12.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Metamora
1-unit, detached	85.6%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Metamora
Poverty rate	33.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1951	1951