Laurel, IA
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None of the households in Laurel, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Most people in Laurel, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Laurel, IA was 2 cars per household.
In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Laurel, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Laurel, IA was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Laurel, IA residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Laurel, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Laurel, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 9 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Laurel, IA employs 121 people. The largest industries in Laurel, IA are Manufacturing (33 people), Retail Trade (14 people), and Educational Services (13 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($61,250), Public Administration ($52,500), and Wholesale Trade ($51,250).
Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laurel, IA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (11 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laurel, IA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laurel, IA, are Manufacturing (33 people), Retail Trade (14 people), and Educational Services (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laurel, IA, though some of these residents may live in Laurel, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,250), Manufacturing ($61,667), and Wholesale Trade ($53,750).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($46,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,417), and Retail Trade ($14,583).
As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in Laurel, IA have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Laurel, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laurel, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Laurel, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Laurel, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.
In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Laurel, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 77.3% of workers in Laurel, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who walked to work (5.04%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Laurel, IA have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.26% of the workforce in Laurel, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Laurel, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Laurel, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Laurel, IA have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laurel, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Laurel, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
97.7% of the population of Laurel, IA has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 9.05% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 24.9% on non-group plans, and 1.36% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Marshall County, IA see 2194 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.89% increase from the previous year (2072 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1374 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 524 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Marshall County, IA see an average of 2,194 patients per year. This represents a 5.89% increase from the previous year (2,072 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Marshall County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Laurel, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
