Kevil vs La Center

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

Kevil 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 655 in Kevil). La Center has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $41,250 in Kevil). Kevil has the higher median home value ($113,500 vs $88,600 in La Center).

Population, income & housing

	Kevil	La Center
Population	655	752
Median age	46.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$53,056
Median home value	$113,500	$88,600
Median gross rent	$867	$928
Housing units	300	337
Homeownership rate	74.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kevil	La Center
Population	685 → 655 (-4.4%)	925 → 752 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$46,979 → $41,250 (-12.2%)	$39,837 → $53,056 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $113,500 (-2.2%)	$84,400 → $88,600 (+5.0%)
Median gross rent	$333 → $867 (+160.4%)	$919 → $928 (+1.0%)

Kevil

Population

685655

Median household income

$46,979$41,250

Median home value

$116,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$333$867

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)

	Kevil	La Center
Under 5	3.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	9.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	16.1%
75 and over	14.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kevil	La Center
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	83.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kevil	La Center
No high school diploma	5.3%	13.9%
High school graduate	40.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kevil	La Center
Drove alone	80.6%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kevil	La Center
1-unit, detached	70.7%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Kevil	La Center
Poverty rate	20.2%	20.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1991	1975