Laura, OH Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Laura	Ohio	National
Income per capita	$38,394	$41,785	$44,883
Median household income	$86,072	$75,222	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$124,868	$98,843	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,901	$43,469	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,935	$53,201	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,869	$36,192	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.9%	15.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Laura is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Laura is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Laura is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Laura is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,375 $86,072 $172,144

City

$50,142 $75,222 $150,444

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Laura median earnings by income bracket

Laura employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.3%	19.3%
Manufacturing sector	44.7%	44.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%	9.3%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	6.7%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	10.7%	10.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clayton, OH	13,585	$110,509	35.9%
Union, OH	6,956	$95,946	18.0%
Ludlow Falls, OH	264	$95,500	17.4%
Tipp City, OH	10,425	$93,030	14.4%
Gordon, OH	165	$92,634	13.9%
Laura, OH	585	$86,072	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hatfield, AR	585	$43,634	46.4%
Lee, FL	585	$55,789	31.4%
Dexter, IA	585	$88,240	8.5%
Hecker, IL	585	$103,704	27.5%
Hutsonville, IL	585	$70,386	13.5%
Laura, OH	585	$86,072	5.8%

Source: The Laura, OH employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.