Demographics of Laurel city, Montana

Laurel city, Montana had 7,205 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −14 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Laurel city, in four figures

7,205
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,215 ±18.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −14 people.; 37.1 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,474 ±$5,913
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Laurel city, Montana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Laurel city, Montana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laurel city, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,219	100.0	100.0
2021	7,191	99.6	100.2
2022	7,210	99.9	100.7
2023	7,195	99.7	101.6
2024	7,252	100.5	102.5
2025	7,205	99.8	103.1

Population of Laurel city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,219	—
2021	7,191	−28
2022	7,210	+19
2023	7,195	−15
2024	7,252	+57
2025	7,205	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±3.4: for men 37.3 ±2.9 and for women 36.7 ±11.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	347 ±163	4.8% ±2.3	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,341 ±324	18.6% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	433 ±175	6.0% ±2.4	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,018 ±358	28.0% ±5.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,030 ±391	28.1% ±5.4	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,046 ±217	14.5% ±3.0	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,474 ±$5,913, and income per person $38,869 ±$6,517, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Laurel city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	369 ±129	11.8% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	584 ±213	18.6% ±6.6	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	842 ±268	26.9% ±8.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	482 ±195	15.4% ±6.1	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	427 ±146	13.6% ±4.5	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	76 to 282	2.5% to 9.0%	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	65 to 439	2.1% to 14.0%	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Laurel city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	715 ±271	10.0% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	163 ±80	9.9% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	379 ±173	9.4% ±4.2	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 to 267	5.7% to 17.9%	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laurel city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurel city	Montana	United States
Housing units	3,280 ±299	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±11.9	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.3% to 8.5%	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.7% ±5.4	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.3% ±7.7	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$235,100 ±$26,483	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$974 ±$209	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Laurel city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	269 to 915	3.7% to 12.7%	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,974 ±373	82.8% ±5.2	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 1.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 312	0% to 4.3%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 122	0.1% to 1.7%	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	405 ±167	5.6% ±2.3	4.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Laurel city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	3,971 ±520	55.0% ±7.2	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,997 ±501	41.5% ±6.9	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 124	0.1% to 1.7%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	66 to 294	0.9% to 4.1%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 128	0.1% to 1.8%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 214	0.1% to 3.0%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Laurel city among the places of Montana

16th of 26 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Places of Montana near Laurel city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Helena Valley Southeast CDP	9,108 ±1,009
Livingston city	8,780 ±19
Whitefish city	8,749 ±26
Miles City city	8,407 ±22
Helena Valley West Central CDP	8,056 ±922
Laurel city	7,215 ±18
Lockwood CDP	7,181 ±807
Sidney city	6,171 ±15
Lewistown city	6,087 ±41
Four Corners CDP	5,791 ±905
Columbia Falls city	5,615 ±15

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026