Laurens

Population: 1,234
Median household income: $56,354
Median home value: $71,000

Laurens is a community in Pocahontas County, Iowa, home to 1,234 residents. At $56,354, its median household income sits below Pocahontas County's $63,423.

From 2019 to 2023, Laurens's population held roughly steady from 1,228 to 1,234, while its median home value rose 7.7% from $65,900 to $71,000.

The median gross rent is $763. 14.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,234
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,354
Median home value: $71,000
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 634
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2281,234

Median household income

$45,714$56,354

Median home value

$65,900$71,000

Median gross rent

$620$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,228	$45,714	$65,900	$620
2020	1,196	$44,474	$64,400	$634
2021	1,301	$50,000	$63,800	$697
2022	1,223	$53,594	$73,100	$746
2023	1,234	$56,354	$71,000	$763

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	5.1%
5 to 17	154	12.5%
18 to 24	94	7.6%
25 to 34	132	10.7%
35 to 44	133	10.8%
45 to 54	168	13.6%
55 to 64	175	14.2%
65 to 74	142	11.5%
75 and over	173	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,114	90.3%
Black or African American	19	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's47.0%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	10.1%
High school graduate	264	28.6%
Some college or associate's	434	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	104	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	507	81.8%
Carpooled	65	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	3.1%
Bicycle	10	1.6%
Worked from home	13	2.1%
Other means	6	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	305	50.2%
15 to 29 min	130	21.4%
30 to 44 min	65	10.7%
45 to 59 min	16	2.6%
60+ min	91	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 12.7% (153 of 1,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	66.7%
Nonfamily households	179	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	537	84.7%
Vacant	97	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	430	80.1%
Renter-occupied	107	19.9%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	561	88.5%
1-unit, attached	7	1.1%
2 to 4 units	19	3.0%
5 to 19 units	34	5.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1943725
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8475, -94.8479