Laurie vs Syracuse

A side-by-side comparison of Laurie and Syracuse: population, income, housing, and more.

Laurie and Syracuse are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurie has the higher population (992 vs 145 in Syracuse). Laurie has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $76,000 in Syracuse). Since 2019, Syracuse's population has grown faster (+17.9% vs +4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurie	Syracuse
Population	992	145
Median age	63.4 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	—
Median home value	$185,800	$76,000
Median gross rent	$773	$913
Housing units	601	74
Homeownership rate	73.8%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurie	Syracuse
Population	949 → 992 (+4.5%)	123 → 145 (+17.9%)
Median household income	$31,630 → $46,667 (+47.5%)	$25,833 → $26,250 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $185,800 (+16.6%)	$55,000 → $76,000 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $773 (+33.5%)	$775 → $913 (+17.8%)

Laurie

Population

949992

Median household income

$31,630$46,667

Median home value

$159,400$185,800

Median gross rent

$579$773

Syracuse

Population

123145

Median household income

$25,833$26,250

Median home value

$55,000$76,000

Median gross rent

$775$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurie	Syracuse
Under 5	5.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	6.4%	4.1%
18 to 24	2.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	6.1%	6.2%
35 to 44	8.9%	24.8%
45 to 54	5.7%	20.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	18.6%
65 to 74	17.8%	4.8%
75 and over	28.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurie	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurie	Syracuse
No high school diploma	5.9%	30.2%
High school graduate	41.8%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurie	Syracuse
Drove alone	76.6%	49.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	44.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurie	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	62.4%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Laurie	Syracuse
Poverty rate	15.6%	37.2%
Average household size	1.92	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	21	40
Median year structure built	1989	1938