Laurel vs Worden

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

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

Laurel has the higher population (7,198 vs 545 in Worden). Since 2019, Laurel's population has grown faster (+5.3% vs -30.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Worden
Population	7,198	545
Median age	36.6 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,382	—
Median home value	$232,700	—
Median gross rent	$953	$979
Housing units	3,250	219
Homeownership rate	57.4%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Worden
Population	6,834 → 7,198 (+5.3%)	780 → 545 (-30.1%)
Median household income	$55,503 → $66,382 (+19.6%)	—
Median home value	$174,000 → $232,700 (+33.7%)	$174,700 → $167,300 (-4.2%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $953 (+14.5%)	$1,102 → $979 (-11.2%)

Laurel

Population

6,8347,198

Median household income

$55,503$66,382

Median home value

$174,000$232,700

Median gross rent

$832$953

Worden

Population

780545

Median home value

$174,700$167,300

Median gross rent

$1,102$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Worden
Under 5	4.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	22.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	18.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	4.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.8%
75 and over	7.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Worden
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Worden
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	40.2%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Worden
Drove alone	67.8%	95.2%
Carpooled	17.5%	4.8%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Worden
1-unit, detached	59.4%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Worden
Poverty rate	12.3%	19.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1973	1986