Laurel

Population: 7,198
Median household income: $66,382
Median home value: $232,700

Laurel, a community in Yellowstone County, Montana, has 7,198 residents. At $66,382, its median household income sits below Yellowstone County's $74,400.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laurel's population grew 5.3% from 6,834 to 7,198, while its median home value rose 33.7% from $174,000 to $232,700.

Owners occupy 57.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,198
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,382
Median home value: $232,700
Median gross rent: $953
Housing units: 3,250
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8347,198

Median household income

$55,503$66,382

Median home value

$174,000$232,700

Median gross rent

$832$953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,834	$55,503	$174,000	$832
2020	6,797	$56,902	$174,100	$835
2021	7,164	$59,444	$193,100	$915
2022	7,181	$62,250	$221,700	$907
2023	7,198	$66,382	$232,700	$953

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	330	4.6%
5 to 17	1,353	18.8%
18 to 24	544	7.6%
25 to 34	1,064	14.8%
35 to 44	764	10.6%
45 to 54	978	13.6%
55 to 64	1,082	15.0%
65 to 74	520	7.2%
75 and over	563	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,147	85.4%
Black or African American	36	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.5%
Asian	177	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	348	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	451	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	247	5.0%
High school graduate	1,997	40.2%
Some college or associate's	1,729	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	774	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	224	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit2.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,554	67.8%
Carpooled	660	17.5%
Public transit	77	2.0%
Walked	87	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	379	10.1%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,428	42.2%
15 to 29 min	1,335	39.4%
30 to 44 min	529	15.6%
45 to 59 min	13	0.4%
60+ min	81	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.3% (857 of 6,994)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,889	61.2%
Nonfamily households	1,199	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,088	95.0%
Vacant	162	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,772	57.4%
Renter-occupied	1,316	42.6%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,929	59.4%
1-unit, attached	159	4.9%
2 to 4 units	271	8.3%
5 to 19 units	433	13.3%
20 or more units	26	0.8%
Mobile home & other	432	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3042700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.6740, -108.7768