Fordyce vs Laurel

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

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

Laurel has the higher population (947 vs 234 in Fordyce). Fordyce has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $56,250 in Laurel). Laurel has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $101,400 in Fordyce).

Population, income & housing

	Fordyce	Laurel
Population	234	947
Median age	31.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$56,250
Median home value	$101,400	$152,500
Median gross rent	—	$719
Housing units	84	468
Homeownership rate	93.9%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordyce	Laurel
Population	154 → 234 (+51.9%)	1,111 → 947 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $81,250 (+88.4%)	$50,045 → $56,250 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $101,400 (+44.9%)	$88,500 → $152,500 (+72.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$657 → $719 (+9.4%)

Fordyce

Population

154234

Median household income

$43,125$81,250

Median home value

$70,000$101,400

Laurel

Population

1,111947

Median household income

$50,045$56,250

Median home value

$88,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$657$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordyce	Laurel
Under 5	12.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	27.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	17.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	2.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.8%
75 and over	3.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordyce	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordyce	Laurel
No high school diploma	2.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	48.1%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordyce	Laurel
Drove alone	78.3%	85.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordyce	Laurel
1-unit, detached	96.4%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Fordyce	Laurel
Poverty rate	18.8%	14.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1948	1960