Laura vs West Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Laura and West Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

Laura and West Milton are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Milton has the higher population (4,740 vs 492 in Laura). Laura has the higher median household income ($73,125 vs $59,522 in West Milton). Laura has the higher median home value ($121,700 vs $120,200 in West Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Laura	West Milton
Population	492	4,740
Median age	31.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$59,522
Median home value	$121,700	$120,200
Median gross rent	$800	$884
Housing units	194	2,282
Homeownership rate	77.6%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laura	West Milton
Population	552 → 492 (-10.9%)	4,752 → 4,740 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $73,125 (+28.6%)	$42,594 → $59,522 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $121,700 (+34.0%)	$111,900 → $120,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $800 (+15.9%)	$653 → $884 (+35.4%)

Laura

Population

552492

Median household income

$56,875$73,125

Median home value

$90,800$121,700

Median gross rent

$690$800

West Milton

Population

4,7524,740

Median household income

$42,594$59,522

Median home value

$111,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$653$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laura	West Milton
Under 5	11.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.8%
75 and over	2.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laura	West Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laura	West Milton
No high school diploma	8.8%	11.3%
High school graduate	48.4%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laura	West Milton
Drove alone	84.3%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laura	West Milton
1-unit, detached	86.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Laura	West Milton
Poverty rate	5.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1944	1970