Laurens vs South Edmeston

A side-by-side comparison of Laurens and South Edmeston: population, income, housing, and more.

Laurens and South Edmeston are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurens has the higher population (155 vs 153 in South Edmeston). Laurens has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $95,000 in South Edmeston). Since 2019, South Edmeston's population has grown faster (+11.7% vs -25.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurens	South Edmeston
Population	155	153
Median age	50.1 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	—
Median home value	$125,000	$95,000
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	117	53
Homeownership rate	74.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurens	South Edmeston
Population	209 → 155 (-25.8%)	137 → 153 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$41,806 → $54,750 (+31.0%)	$40,000 → $41,607 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $125,000 (+9.7%)	$46,000 → $95,000 (+106.5%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $850 (+43.1%)	—

Laurens

Population

209155

Median household income

$41,806$54,750

Median home value

$113,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$594$850

South Edmeston

Population

137153

Median household income

$40,000$41,607

Median home value

$46,000$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurens	South Edmeston
Under 5	2.6%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	19.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	3.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	17.6%
45 to 54	16.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	5.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	6.5%
75 and over	16.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurens	South Edmeston
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurens	South Edmeston
No high school diploma	21.5%	22.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurens	South Edmeston
Drove alone	97.3%	43.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	53.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurens	South Edmeston
1-unit, detached	62.4%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Laurens	South Edmeston
Poverty rate	26.1%	15.7%
Average household size	2.12	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938