Hockinson vs La Center

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

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

Hockinson has the higher population (5,993 vs 3,885 in La Center). Hockinson has the higher median household income ($132,083 vs $118,629 in La Center). Hockinson has the higher median home value ($661,900 vs $549,900 in La Center).

Population, income & housing

	Hockinson	La Center
Population	5,993	3,885
Median age	46.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$132,083	$118,629
Median home value	$661,900	$549,900
Median gross rent	$1,697	$1,947
Housing units	2,105	1,556
Homeownership rate	88.8%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hockinson	La Center
Population	5,355 → 5,993 (+11.9%)	3,219 → 3,885 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$113,520 → $132,083 (+16.4%)	$99,094 → $118,629 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$461,400 → $661,900 (+43.5%)	$348,000 → $549,900 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,800 → $1,697 (-5.7%)	$1,656 → $1,947 (+17.6%)

Hockinson

Population

5,3555,993

Median household income

$113,520$132,083

Median home value

$461,400$661,900

Median gross rent

$1,800$1,697

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)

	Hockinson	La Center
Under 5	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.8%	10.8%
75 and over	5.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hockinson	La Center
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.5%	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hockinson	La Center
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hockinson	La Center
Drove alone	74.8%	77.7%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	17.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hockinson	La Center
1-unit, detached	93.0%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Hockinson	La Center
Poverty rate	2.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1993	1997