Laurel CCD, Yellowstone County, Montana Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Laurel CCD, Montana, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Laurel CCD, Montana. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Laurel CCD, Montana. The estimated population of Laurel CCD, Montana is 21,413 people, with a median age of 40.2.

We can look at the total population in Laurel CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,413
-0.34% +11.64%
2020
21,486
+2.93%
-
2019
20,874
+3.87%
-
2018
20,096
+4.78%
-
2017
19,180
- -

Population of Laurel CCD, Montana by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
89.6%
94.8%
-5.49%
Black/African American
0.3%
0.3%
0.00%
Native
1.2%
0.6%
+100.00%
Hispanic
4.6%
2.3%
+100.00%
Asian
0.6%
0.4%
+50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.8%
1.6%
+75.00%
Other
0.8%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Laurel CCD, Montana by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.2 -3.37% 38.5 -7% 41.6 -0.24%
2020 41.6 -1.65% 41.4 -2.13% 41.7 -0.71%
2019 42.3 +2.42% 42.3 +2.92% 42 +1.2%
2018 41.3 -0.24% 41.1 -0.24% 41.5 -0.24%
2017 41.4 - 41.2 - 41.6 -

The median age of Laurel CCD, Montana gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,347 +7.96% 998 +49.62% 1,457 1,522
10 to 19 1,172 -1.08% 1,443 -19.39% 1,148 1,155
20 to 29 1,047 +3.37% 933 +32.17% 1,062 1,269
30 to 39 1,040 +46.51% 1,347 +10.64% 1,585 1,479
40 to 49 1,327 -8.26% 1,230 -4.64% 1,214 1,169
50 to 59 1,289 +13.12% 1,321 +51.83% 1,457 2,099
60 to 69 1,409 -0.19% 1,087 -0.91% 1,376 1,074
70+ 805 +25.64% 1,385 -2.2% 1,024 1,323

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Laurel CCD, Montana is $80,021.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Laurel CCD.

  • Under 25
    $35,489.00
  • 25 to 44
    $83,379.00
  • 45 to 64
    $109,375.00
  • 65 and over
    $51,540.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Laurel CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Laurel CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Laurel CCD, Montana is currently $112,934.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

13.77% of households in Laurel CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Laurel CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.17%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.61%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.92%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.58%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.41%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.55%
  • $200,000 or more
    13.77%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Laurel CCD is $47,588.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Laurel CCD by the total population of Laurel CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Laurel CCD, Montana, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Laurel CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.94%
  • Bachelor's degree
    38.88%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.72%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.29%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.17%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Laurel CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Laurel CCD over the age of 16 is 16,872.

Of those people, a total of 68.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Laurel CCD is 65.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 741 46.30% 21.30%
20 to 24 years 1,103 79.20% 11.20%
25 to 29 years 1,228 94.70% 6.80%
30 to 34 years 1,764 90.70% 0.80%
35 to 44 years 2,481 84.10% 1.30%
45 to 54 years 2,942 86.80% 0.40%
55 to 59 years 1,816 74.30% 4.70%
60 to 64 years 1,379 65.60% 0.60%
65 to 74 years 1,789 26.20% 3.00%
75 years and over 1,629 9.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Laurel CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,779 68.50% 2.90%
Black or African American 198 100.00% 27.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 241 39.40% 0.00%
Asian 76 76.30% 17.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 235 56.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 343 59.80% 1.00%
Hispanic or Latino 569 69.60% 14.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,462 68.90% 2.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Laurel CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Laurel CCD is 11,103, with median earnings of $43,395.00.

Women in Laurel CCD, Montana earning approximately 59.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 11,103 $43,395.00
Male 5,778 $59,232.00
Female 5,325 $35,407.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,492 $87,933.00
Business and Financial 440 $65,233.00
Computer and Mathematical 244 $76,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 263 $120,982.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 75 $95,188.00
Community and Social Service 291 $46,757.00
Legal 71 $12,465.00
Educational and Library 467 $42,121.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 201 $18,125.00
Healthcare Practitioners 955 $63,023.00
Healthcare Support 387 $25,040.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 99 $81,563.00
Law Enforcement 107 $41,382.00
Food Preparation and Serving 457 $20,653.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 511 $21,806.00
Personal Care and Service 250 $31,008.00
Sales 1,260 $39,488.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,095 $34,625.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 24 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 401 $52,428.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 467 $42,446.00
Production 436 $36,064.00
Transportation and Material Moving 618 $53,500.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,019 $95,241.00 473 $68,750.00
Business and Financial 153 $157,750.00 287 $60,551.00
Computer and Mathematical 170 $76,625.00 74 $107,763.00
Architecture and Engineering 256 $121,607.00 7 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 19 $0.00 56 $66,250.00
Community and Social Service 109 $70,893.00 182 $46,221.00
Legal 13 $0.00 58 $0.00
Educational and Library 156 $41,597.00 311 $49,539.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 33 $0.00 168 $19,432.00
Healthcare Practitioners 190 $127,857.00 765 $47,813.00
Healthcare Support 97 $14,365.00 290 $26,371.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 95 $81,979.00 4 $0.00
Law Enforcement 31 $36,761.00 76 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 145 $4,583.00 312 $20,833.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 260 $33,158.00 251 $12,964.00
Personal Care and Service 98 $52,992.00 152 $24,038.00
Sales 704 $57,656.00 556 $23,769.00
Office and Administrative Support 143 $58,638.00 952 $32,821.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 24 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 401 $52,428.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 453 $41,685.00 14 $0.00
Production 326 $46,250.00 110 $30,988.00
Transportation and Material Moving 597 $60,150.00 21 $16,339.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,906 households in Laurel CCD, with an average household size of 2.38 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,746 families in Laurel CCD with an average family size of 2.98 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,588 476 682 3,160
Average Household Size 3.07 2.99 2.79 1.2
Total Families 4,588 476 682 0
Average Household Size 3.07 2.68 2.59 0

Poverty

Of the 5,746 families in Laurel CCD, 5.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Laurel CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,218 housing units in Laurel CCD, Montana.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,906 96.62%
Vacant 312 3.38%

32.26% of the total 9,218 housing units in Laurel CCD are rental units. This is approximately 2,974 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,750 are occupied by the owner - or 62.38% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Laurel CCD is $1,142.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Laurel CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    182
  • Less than $500
    282
  • $500 to $999
    756
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,375
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    346
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    34
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    34
  • $3,000 or more
    147

Property Value

The median value of a property in Laurel CCD is $289,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Laurel CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    347
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    206
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    313
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    598
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,585
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,842
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    752
  • $1,000,000 or more
    107

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Laurel CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Laurel CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    814
  • 1940 to 1949
    118
  • 1950 to 1959
    524
  • 1960 to 1969
    548
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,225
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,035
  • 1990 to 1999
    970
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,307
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,654
  • 2014 or later
    23

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Laurel CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    764
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,977
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,137
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,028

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Laurel CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Laurel CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

17.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Laurel CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    744
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,650
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,497
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,988
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,663
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    767
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,106
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    39
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    24
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    190
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    118
  • 90 or more minutes
    100

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Laurel CCD, Montana in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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