Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.13. This is significantly better than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Laurel and their reported violations in the past:
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 560, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2002)
- 12 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 39.4%
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.4% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel, IN
Laurel compared to Indiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Laurel (based on Franklin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.67%
| Here |  | 50.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 48.2% | 18.9% | 18.1% | 8.3% | 6.4% |
| Congregations | 17.9% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 25.6% | 15.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 12 | Franklin County: | 5.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Franklin County: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Franklin County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15 | Here: | 6.47 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.1% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Franklin County: | 28.6% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.0% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,927 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $824 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $507 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,529 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $3,675 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,661 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $13,123 |
Laurel government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000 ($13.70)
- Charges - Sewerage: $86,000 ($168.30)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $67,000 ($131.12)
Sewerage: $47,000 ($91.98)
Water Utilities: $36,000 ($70.45)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($23.48)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($13.70)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($7.83)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($17.61)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000 ($9.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $195,000 ($381.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $173,000 ($338.55)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $180,000 ($352.25)
Other, NEC: $166,000 ($324.85)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($29.35)
Other, NEC: $7,000 ($13.70)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($19.57)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($13.70)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000 ($111.55)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000 ($1158.51)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $69,000 ($135.03)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000 ($46.97)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $60,000 ($117.42)
General Support: $25,000 ($48.92)
All Other: $18,000 ($35.23)
Highways: $15,000 ($29.35)
- Tax - Property: $29,000 ($56.75)
Individual Income: $3,000 ($5.87)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.96)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $45,000 ($88.06)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($15.66)
5.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,194 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.56% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,041 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Laurel:
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
- WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
- WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
- WCNB (1580 AM; 0 kW; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laurel:
- WIFE (100.3 FM; CONNERSVILLE, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKWH-FM (94.3 FM; RUSHVILLE, IN; Owner: RSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMUB (88.5 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: THE PRES.& TRUSTEES OF MIAMI UNIV.)
- WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
- WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRBI (103.9 FM; BATESVILLE, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFMG (101.3 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRZQ-FM (107.3 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: WTRE, INC.)
- WAUZ (89.1 FM; GREENSBURG, IN; Owner: GOOD SHEPHERD RADIO INC)
- WNLT (104.3 FM; HARRISON, OH; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
- WQLK (96.1 FM; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: BREWER BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOXY (97.7 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: BALOGH BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WXCH (103.1 FM; VERSAILLES, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)
- WJYC (90.1 FM; DELHI HILLS, OH; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Laurel:
- WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
Laurel fatal accident list:
Apr 25, 1993 00:30 AM, Kokomo Hil, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 - Maggie Staton, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Coporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Coporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Coporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Coporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Kyle B Entz, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Coporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Kyle B Entz, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040 - Richard J Byrne, Laurel (Lat: 39.451861 Lon: -85.200194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.2 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB9AKF
Grant Date: 05/17/1988, Expiration Date: 05/17/1998, Cancellation Date: 05/18/2000
Registrant: Dionne T Wilson, 13188 Smokey Hollow Rd, Laurel, IN 47024 - Call Sign: KB9AKG
Grant Date: 01/23/1998, Expiration Date: 01/23/2008, Cancellation Date: 01/26/2010
Registrant: Sandra S Eversole, 13188 Smokey Hollow Rd, Laurel, IN 47024 - Call Sign: N8XNQ, Licensee ID: L00598792
Grant Date: 12/11/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2013
Registrant: Chris P Shorter, 18123 Mc Guire Ridge Rd, Laurel, IN 47024-9753 - Call Sign: N9JJP, Previous Call Sign: KB4WIF, Licensee ID: L00200391
Grant Date: 01/13/2010, Expiration Date: 03/13/2020, Certifier: Barbara J Warnken
Registrant: Barbara J Warnken, 23097 Stipps Hill Rd, Laurel, IN 47024 - Call Sign: WK9B, Licensee ID: L01438390
Grant Date: 10/16/2008, Expiration Date: 01/12/2019, Certifier: Charles L Fox
Registrant: Charles L Fox, 23097 Stipps Hill Rd, Laurel, IN 47024
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Laurel, IN
| Most common first names in Laurel, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 23 | 72.9 years |
| John | 23 | 70.0 years |
| George | 18 | 78.7 years |
| James | 14 | 65.5 years |
| Mary | 14 | 78.2 years |
| Robert | 13 | 70.7 years |
| Charles | 8 | 67.0 years |
| Raymond | 8 | 82.0 years |
| Fred | 7 | 73.3 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 76.4 years |
| Most common last names in Laurel, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Allen | 17 | 76.4 years |
| Smith | 9 | 77.0 years |
| Fields | 8 | 70.9 years |
| Burch | 7 | 78.1 years |
| Fox | 7 | 77.7 years |
| Peters | 7 | 76.9 years |
| Combs | 7 | 74.6 years |
| Gabbard | 7 | 76.8 years |
| Gillespie | 7 | 82.4 years |
| Mcqueen | 7 | 80.9 years |
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
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