| | People QuickFacts | Laurel | Montana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 6,814 | 998,199 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,718 | 989,415 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,718 | 989,415 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.2% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.3% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.9% | 14.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.3% | 89.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 6.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.0% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 93.0% | 87.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.0% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.2% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.0% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.6% | 27.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.2 | 17.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 67.2% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 23.6% | 16.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $141,300 | $173,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 2,850 | 401,328 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.30 | 2.36 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,969 | $23,836 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,906 | $43,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Laurel | Montana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 700 | 114,398 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 10,638,145 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 8,202,782 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,096 | 14,686,854 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,978 | $15,343 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,591 | 2,079,426 |