Moving to Laurens, New York
Population: 2,402. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,434 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,173 (48.8%), Females: 1,229 (51.2%)
Otsego County
Zip code: 13796
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $36,324
Median house value: $75,700
Population by Race
Races in Laurens:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (22.8%), German (20.2%), English (16.0%), Italian (9.2%), United States (7.0%), French (6.2%).
Elevation: 1116 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Laurens
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Laurens town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Laurens:
- A O FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ONEONTA, NY)
- MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL,THE (about 17 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY)
- O’CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DELHI, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laurens:
- ONEIDA COUNTY (about 47 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 61 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 65 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laurens:
- ONEONTA MUNI (about 3 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Abbreviation: N66)
- COOPERSTOWN-WESTVILLE (about 16 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: K23)
- SIDNEY MUNI (about 27 miles; SIDNEY, NY; Abbreviation: N23)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laurens:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 5 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,333)
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
- MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 40 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 41 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 49 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 63 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
Public primary/middle school in Laurens:
- LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 55 MAIN ST; Grades: KG – 12)