Laurel

Population: 947
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $152,500

Laurel, a community in Cedar County, Nebraska, has 947 residents. At $56,250, its median household income sits below Cedar County's $73,977.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laurel's population declined 14.8% from 1,111 to 947, while its median home value rose 72.3% from $88,500 to $152,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 947
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $152,500
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 468
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,111947

Median household income

$50,045$56,250

Median home value

$88,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$657$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,111	$50,045	$88,500	$657
2020	1,027	$51,250	$96,700	$658
2021	981	$55,833	$98,100	$718
2022	956	$56,471	$132,700	$750
2023	947	$56,250	$152,500	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	4.0%
5 to 17	147	15.5%
18 to 24	127	13.4%
25 to 34	129	13.6%
35 to 44	77	8.1%
45 to 54	104	11.0%
55 to 64	124	13.1%
65 to 74	121	12.8%
75 and over	80	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	841	88.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	6.1%
High school graduate	164	25.8%
Some college or associate's	192	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	154	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	86	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	470	85.3%
Carpooled	41	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	283	54.1%
15 to 29 min	88	16.8%
30 to 44 min	48	9.2%
45 to 59 min	72	13.8%
60+ min	32	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 14.9% (138 of 927)

	Count	Share
Family households	267	61.5%
Nonfamily households	167	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	434	92.7%
Vacant	34	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	68.2%
Renter-occupied	138	31.8%

1-unit, detached88.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.9%
5 to 19 units	46	9.8%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3126350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4286, -97.0964