CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Laurium

Michigan · 2,268 residents · 0.65 sq mi

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With 2,268 people, Laurium is a city in Michigan. Households here earn about 44% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $25,600. The median age is 37.6, about 5 years above the US median. The median household earns $17,437, about 42% below the national median. Renters pay $245 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,268

+7%vs 2000

vs 2,126 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(167)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(197)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(168)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(102)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.2%(255)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(315)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(196)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(214)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(197)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,437

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,404 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,538

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,686 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,600

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(2,081)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(11)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(2,263)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(70)

Spaniard0.7%(10)

Puerto Rican0.1%(2)

Ancestry

Finnish25.5%(385)

German15.4%(233)

English11.3%(171)

Italian8.4%(127)

Irish7%(106)

French6.7%(101)

Swedish4%(61)

American3%(45)

Polish2.8%(43)

Norwegian2.4%(36)

Scottish1.1%(17)

Danish1.1%(16)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.1%(16)

Iranian0.9%(13)

Croatian0.7%(11)

Slovene0.6%(9)

Portuguese0.5%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(6)

Czech0.3%(5)

Welsh0.3%(4)

Austrian0.2%(3)

French Canadian0.2%(3)

Russian0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Finnish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 9.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(246)

Married50.5%(355)

Widowed1.4%(10)

Divorced13.1%(92)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(169)

Married53.7%(343)

Widowed5.6%(36)

Divorced14.2%(91)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.4%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38.7%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.4%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.3%(42)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 173 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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