Hubbell vs Laurium

A side-by-side comparison of Hubbell and Laurium: population, income, housing, and more.

Hubbell and Laurium are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurium has the higher population (1,486 vs 970 in Hubbell). Hubbell has the higher median household income ($49,545 vs $42,206 in Laurium). Laurium has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $77,100 in Hubbell).

Population, income & housing

	Hubbell	Laurium
Population	970	1,486
Median age	38.8 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,545	$42,206
Median home value	$77,100	$87,600
Median gross rent	$784	$590
Housing units	546	993
Homeownership rate	91.8%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hubbell	Laurium
Population	925 → 970 (+4.9%)	2,073 → 1,486 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $49,545 (+2.5%)	$40,125 → $42,206 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$71,900 → $77,100 (+7.2%)	$75,700 → $87,600 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $784 (+9.5%)	$525 → $590 (+12.4%)

Hubbell

Population

925970

Median household income

$48,333$49,545

Median home value

$71,900$77,100

Median gross rent

$716$784

Laurium

Population

2,0731,486

Median household income

$40,125$42,206

Median home value

$75,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$525$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hubbell	Laurium
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	14.7%
25 to 34	20.7%	5.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.8%
75 and over	10.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hubbell	Laurium
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hubbell	Laurium
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hubbell	Laurium
Drove alone	84.6%	66.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hubbell	Laurium
1-unit, detached	92.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hubbell	Laurium
Poverty rate	5.2%	19.2%
Average household size	2.09	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1938	1938