Laurel, Montana

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Demographics

People

Total Population	6,931
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	17.6%
Employed Population 16+	3,431
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	56.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.4%
Median Earnings25+	$31,468
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,455
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,531

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,733
% Above Poverty Level	92.3%
% Below Poverty Level	7.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	2.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.2%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	30%
Median Gross Rent	$733
Median House Value	$161,000

Ancestry

German	36.8%
Irish	10.3%
Norwegian	10.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
English	7.5%
French Except Basque	4.3%
Swedish	2%
Polish	1.9%
Russian	1.9%
Dutch	1.7%
Scottish	1.7%
Italian	1.7%
Danishn	1%
Czech	0.7%
Finnish	0.7%
Swiss	0.7%
Welsh	0.5%
Canadian	0.3%
Slovene	0.1%
Icelander	0.1%
Croatian	0.1%
Israeli	0.1%
Portuguese	0.1%
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Laurel Almanac

Category	Value
County	Yellowstone County
Standard Zip Codes	59044
Phone Area Codes	406
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	45.6
Approximate Longitude	-108.68

Laurel Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BILLINGS INTL AP
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 86 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	14.7 inches

Station	BILLINGS WATER PLANT
Distance	15.4 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 37 F
Apr Temp	34 to 63 F
Jul Temp	56 to 88 F
Oct Temp	35 to 65 F
Annual Precip	13.9 inches

Station	RAPELJE 4 S
Distance	28.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 36 F
Apr Temp	30 to 58 F
Jul Temp	52 to 85 F
Oct Temp	32 to 62 F
Annual Precip	15.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Billings	109,089	$69,096
Columbus	2,208	$58,750
Fromberg	422	$54,107
Joliet	553	$44,583

Laurel Public Libraries

Laurel Public Library
720 WEST 3RD ST
Laurel, Montana
(406) 628-4961

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Laurel Public Schools

West School
502 Eighth Avenue
ZIP: 59044
(406) 628-6914
Primary
Total Enrollment 476

Laurel High School
203 East 8th Street
ZIP: 59044
(406) 628-7911
High
Total Enrollment 662

Laurel Middle School
725 Washington Avenue
ZIP: 59044
(406) 628-6919
Middle
Total Enrollment 620

Fred W Graff School
417 East Sixth St
ZIP: 59044
(406) 628-6916
Primary
Total Enrollment 339

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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