Bandana vs La Center

A side-by-side comparison of Bandana and La Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Bandana and La Center are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Center has the higher population (752 vs 215 in Bandana). Bandana has the higher median household income ($88,889 vs $53,056 in La Center). Bandana has the higher median home value ($128,700 vs $88,600 in La Center).

Population, income & housing

	Bandana	La Center
Population	215	752
Median age	24.2 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,889	$53,056
Median home value	$128,700	$88,600
Median gross rent	—	$928
Housing units	76	337
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bandana	La Center
Population	376 → 215 (-42.8%)	925 → 752 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$120,333 → $88,889 (-26.1%)	$39,837 → $53,056 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$269,000 → $128,700 (-52.2%)	$84,400 → $88,600 (+5.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$919 → $928 (+1.0%)

Bandana

Population

376215

Median household income

$120,333$88,889

Median home value

$269,000$128,700

La Center

Population

925752

Median household income

$39,837$53,056

Median home value

$84,400$88,600

Median gross rent

$919$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bandana	La Center
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	35.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	25.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	25.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.1%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bandana	La Center
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bandana	La Center
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.9%
High school graduate	9.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	90.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bandana	La Center
Drove alone	95.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bandana	La Center
1-unit, detached	89.5%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Bandana	La Center
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1975