Laurel vs St. Anthony

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

Laurel and St. Anthony 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 93 in St. Anthony). Laurel has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $58,750 in St. Anthony). Laurel has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $50,000 in St. Anthony).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	St. Anthony
Population	221	93
Median age	51.1 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$58,750
Median home value	$104,300	$50,000
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	146	56
Homeownership rate	86.6%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	St. Anthony
Population	219 → 221 (+0.9%)	36 → 93 (+158.3%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $59,167 (+19.1%)	$32,188 → $58,750 (+82.5%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $104,300 (+27.7%)	$50,800 → $50,000 (-1.6%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $713 (+21.9%)	$775 → $913 (+17.8%)

Laurel

Population

219221

Median household income

$49,688$59,167

Median home value

$81,700$104,300

Median gross rent

$585$713

St. Anthony

Population

3693

Median household income

$32,188$58,750

Median home value

$50,800$50,000

Median gross rent

$775$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	St. Anthony
Under 5	1.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	23.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	4.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	26.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	7.5%
75 and over	10.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	St. Anthony
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	73.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	St. Anthony
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	St. Anthony
Drove alone	77.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	28.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	St. Anthony
1-unit, detached	87.7%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	St. Anthony
Poverty rate	10.9%	24.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	30	55
Median year structure built	1941	1953