2020 census As of the
2020 census, Laurium had a population of 1,864. The median age was 40.6 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.7 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 800 households in Laurium, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,977 people, 814 households, and 491 families residing in the village. The
population density was . There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.6%
White, 0.7%
African American, 0.7%
Native American, 0.1%
Asian, 0.4% from
other races, and 1.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 814 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were
married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.7% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age in the village was 38.1 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,126 people, 897 households, and 540 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,082 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.12%
White, 0.24%
African American, 0.61%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.19% from
other races, and 0.61% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. 38.9% were of
Finnish, 9.6%
German, 9.1%
Italian, 7.5%
French and 7.2%
English ancestry according to
Census 2000. There were 897 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were
married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.14. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,404, and the median income for a family was $40,556. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $23,824 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $16,686. About 8.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==