Ferguson vs Laurel

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

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

Laurel has the higher population (221 vs 97 in Ferguson). Laurel has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $51,250 in Ferguson). Laurel has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $75,700 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Laurel
Population	97	221
Median age	53.6 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$59,167
Median home value	$75,700	$104,300
Median gross rent	$590	$713
Housing units	65	146
Homeownership rate	80.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	18.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Laurel
Population	176 → 97 (-44.9%)	219 → 221 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $51,250 (+26.5%)	$49,688 → $59,167 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$37,900 → $75,700 (+99.7%)	$81,700 → $104,300 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $590 (-52.8%)	$585 → $713 (+21.9%)

Ferguson

Population

17697

Median household income

$40,500$51,250

Median home value

$37,900$75,700

Median gross rent

$1,250$590

Laurel

Population

219221

Median household income

$49,688$59,167

Median home value

$81,700$104,300

Median gross rent

$585$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Laurel
Under 5	5.2%	1.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	4.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	17.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	21.6%	14.9%
75 and over	9.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Laurel
No high school diploma	18.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.1%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Laurel
Drove alone	100.0%	77.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Laurel
1-unit, detached	92.3%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Laurel
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.9%
Average household size	1.94	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	36	30
Median year structure built	1938	1941