Financial Literacy in Laura, OH
About 413 people live in Laura, Ohio. The population has grown 3.3% since 2020, from 400 to 413. The median age is 31.9, young enough that a large share of residents are making first-time decisions about credit, leases and retirement accounts.
9.4% of Laura residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 8.1 points below the Ohio average of 17.5%. Put the other way round: of the 318 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 288 — 90.6% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $73,125 a year. That is $9,375 above the Ohio median. About 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $121,700, roughly 1.7× median household income.
Laura by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 413 |
| Change since 2020 | +3.3% |
| Median household income | $73,125 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 9.4% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 91.2% |
| Median age | 31.9 |
| Poverty rate | 5.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Median home value | $121,700 |
| Land area | 0.268 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,541 / sq mi |
What Ohio teaches — and to whom
Ohio already requires 1 semester of personal finance for a high school diploma, a rule in force since the graduating class of 2026. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Laura, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Laura
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 31.9 means a large share of Laura is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Questions people ask about Laura
Do high school students in Laura, Ohio have to take a personal finance class?
Yes. Ohio requires 1 semester to graduate, in force since the class of 2026.
How many adults in Laura, Ohio have a college degree?
9.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 90.6% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Laura, Ohio?
$73,125, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Laura, Ohio learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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