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La Center, WA

3,885 Population
2.6 square miles 1,477 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±6.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,581 ±$6,796 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $50,158 ±$389
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$118,629 ±$18,696 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $94,573 ±$856
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

3.3% ±3.6% (129  ±138) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 9.6% 236,581 (±0.2% / ±5,594)
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

34.3 minutes ±8.2 (56,050  ±17,678) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 25.4 25,767,950 (±0.1 / ±218,962)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

1,368 ±122 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,000,418 ±2,091
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.8 ±0.3 (3,885  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,466,861 (±0 / ±348)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

6.5% ±8.1% (69  ±87) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.5% 27,681 (±0.3% / ±1,666)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

1,556 ±176 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,050,449 ±294
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$549,900 ±$43,904 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $526,500 ±$3,299
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

16.8% ±10.7% (641  ±408.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14.3% 355,872 (±0.3% / ±7,164.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

96% ±6.3% (2,515  ±361) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 92.8% 1,664,553 (±0.6% / ±10,234.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
30.3% ±6.2% (793  ±191.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.1% 754,464 (±0.4% / ±6,402.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.6% ±3.6% (255  ±141) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.5% 314,406
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

9.9% ±4.2% (292  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.4% 128,070 (±0.1% / ±2,472)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
292 Total veterans ±125 289 Male ±125 3 Female ±5

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