Laurel vs New Trenton

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

Laurel and New Trenton 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 329 in New Trenton). New Trenton has the higher median household income ($36,924 vs $24,663 in Laurel). New Trenton has the higher median home value ($157,700 vs $76,100 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	New Trenton
Population	474	329
Median age	28.0 yrs	69.0 yrs
Median household income	$24,663	$36,924
Median home value	$76,100	$157,700
Median gross rent	$973	—
Housing units	250	223
Homeownership rate	58.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	New Trenton
Population	794 → 474 (-40.3%)	283 → 329 (+16.3%)
Median household income	$29,531 → $24,663 (-16.5%)	$80,592 → $36,924 (-54.2%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $76,100 (+31.0%)	$182,500 → $157,700 (-13.6%)
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

New Trenton

Population

283329

Median household income

$80,592$36,924

Median home value

$182,500$157,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	New Trenton
Under 5	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	18.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	3.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	19.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	49.8%
75 and over	9.1%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	New Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	New Trenton
No high school diploma	22.4%	21.0%
High school graduate	49.6%	57.8%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	New Trenton
Drove alone	84.2%	59.1%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	40.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	New Trenton
1-unit, detached	85.6%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	New Trenton
Poverty rate	33.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.31	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1951	1951