Laurel vs Randolph

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

Laurel and Randolph 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 903 in Randolph). Randolph has the higher median household income ($76,591 vs $56,250 in Laurel). Laurel has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $122,500 in Randolph).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Randolph
Population	947	903
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$76,591
Median home value	$152,500	$122,500
Median gross rent	$719	$691
Housing units	468	421
Homeownership rate	68.2%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Randolph
Population	1,111 → 947 (-14.8%)	1,010 → 903 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$50,045 → $56,250 (+12.4%)	$50,735 → $76,591 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$88,500 → $152,500 (+72.3%)	$85,000 → $122,500 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $719 (+9.4%)	$658 → $691 (+5.0%)

Laurel

Population

1,111947

Median household income

$50,045$56,250

Median home value

$88,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$657$719

Randolph

Population

1,010903

Median household income

$50,735$76,591

Median home value

$85,000$122,500

Median gross rent

$658$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Randolph
Under 5	4.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	13.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	20.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	4.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.7%
75 and over	8.4%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Randolph
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Randolph
No high school diploma	6.1%	1.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Randolph
Drove alone	85.3%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Randolph
1-unit, detached	88.0%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Randolph
Poverty rate	14.9%	4.7%
Average household size	2.14	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1960	1956