Laurel vs Oldenburg

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

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

Oldenburg has the higher population (746 vs 474 in Laurel). Oldenburg has the higher median household income ($77,692 vs $24,663 in Laurel). Oldenburg has the higher median home value ($254,000 vs $76,100 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Oldenburg
Population	474	746
Median age	28.0 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$24,663	$77,692
Median home value	$76,100	$254,000
Median gross rent	$973	$650
Housing units	250	233
Homeownership rate	58.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Oldenburg
Population	794 → 474 (-40.3%)	458 → 746 (+62.9%)
Median household income	$29,531 → $24,663 (-16.5%)	$55,625 → $77,692 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $76,100 (+31.0%)	$171,200 → $254,000 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $973 (+46.8%)	$533 → $650 (+22.0%)

Laurel

Population

794474

Median household income

$29,531$24,663

Median home value

$58,100$76,100

Median gross rent

$663$973

Oldenburg

Population

458746

Median household income

$55,625$77,692

Median home value

$171,200$254,000

Median gross rent

$533$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Oldenburg
Under 5	14.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	23.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	18.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	3.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	6.4%
55 to 64	8.6%	5.2%
65 to 74	5.7%	11.1%
75 and over	9.1%	19.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Oldenburg
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	98.4%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Oldenburg
No high school diploma	22.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	49.6%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Oldenburg
Drove alone	84.2%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	1.2%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Oldenburg
1-unit, detached	85.6%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Oldenburg
Poverty rate	33.8%	21.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1951	1958