Fern Prairie vs La Center

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

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

La Center has the higher population (3,885 vs 2,132 in Fern Prairie). La Center has the higher median household income ($118,629 vs $110,476 in Fern Prairie). Fern Prairie has the higher median home value ($550,000 vs $549,900 in La Center).

Population, income & housing

	Fern Prairie	La Center
Population	2,132	3,885
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$110,476	$118,629
Median home value	$550,000	$549,900
Median gross rent	$1,482	$1,947
Housing units	710	1,556
Homeownership rate	85.9%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fern Prairie	La Center
Population	1,958 → 2,132 (+8.9%)	3,219 → 3,885 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$80,563 → $110,476 (+37.1%)	$99,094 → $118,629 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$371,800 → $550,000 (+47.9%)	$348,000 → $549,900 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,482 (+12.5%)	$1,656 → $1,947 (+17.6%)

Fern Prairie

Population

1,9582,132

Median household income

$80,563$110,476

Median home value

$371,800$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,482

La Center

Population

3,2193,885

Median household income

$99,094$118,629

Median home value

$348,000$549,900

Median gross rent

$1,656$1,947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fern Prairie	La Center
Under 5	0.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	28.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	3.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	20.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.8%
75 and over	6.2%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fern Prairie	La Center
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fern Prairie	La Center
No high school diploma	9.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	29.7%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fern Prairie	La Center
Drove alone	75.3%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.7%	17.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fern Prairie	La Center
1-unit, detached	85.2%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Fern Prairie	La Center
Poverty rate	6.3%	3.3%
Average household size	3.00	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1984	1997