La Center

Population: 752
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $88,600

La Center is a community in Ballard County, Kentucky, home to 752 residents. At $53,056, its median household income sits below Ballard County's $64,740.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Center's population declined 18.7% from 925 to 752, while its median home value rose 5.0% from $84,400 to $88,600.

65.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 752
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $88,600
Median gross rent: $928
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

925752

Median household income

$39,837$53,056

Median home value

$84,400$88,600

Median gross rent

$919$928

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	925	$39,837	$84,400	$919
2020	700	$39,946	$73,800	—
2021	789	$41,741	$69,000	$804
2022	846	$50,987	$79,500	$933
2023	752	$53,056	$88,600	$928

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	6.0%
5 to 17	128	17.0%
18 to 24	32	4.3%
25 to 34	100	13.3%
35 to 44	76	10.1%
45 to 54	90	12.0%
55 to 64	102	13.6%
65 to 74	121	16.1%
75 and over	58	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	629	83.6%
Black or African American	62	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	13.9%
High school graduate	236	43.1%
Some college or associate's	134	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	85	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	217	79.5%
Carpooled	12	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	11.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.7%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	47.5%
15 to 29 min	88	33.5%
30 to 44 min	32	12.2%
45 to 59 min	2	0.8%
60+ min	16	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 20.6% (143 of 694)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	71.5%
Nonfamily households	82	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	85.5%
Vacant	49	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	213	74.0%
Renter-occupied	75	26.0%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	219	65.0%
1-unit, attached	5	1.5%
2 to 4 units	28	8.3%
5 to 19 units	25	7.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	17.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2143336
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0749, -88.9751