La Belle

Population: 777
Median household income: $35,074
Median home value: $81,500

La Belle, a community in Lewis County, Missouri, has 777 residents. The median household income of $35,074 is below the Lewis County median ($52,340).

From 2019 to 2023, La Belle's population grew 7.5% from 723 to 777, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $56,500 to $81,500.

87.6% of workers drive to work alone. 75.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 777
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $35,074
Median home value: $81,500
Median gross rent: $525
Housing units: 288
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

723777

Median household income

$36,500$35,074

Median home value

$56,500$81,500

Median gross rent

$462$525

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	723	$36,500	$56,500	$462
2020	794	$37,917	$61,800	$482
2021	781	$35,461	$57,300	$554
2022	784	$34,000	$56,700	$400
2023	777	$35,074	$81,500	$525

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	2.8%
5 to 17	216	27.8%
18 to 24	108	13.9%
25 to 34	127	16.3%
35 to 44	79	10.2%
45 to 54	49	6.3%
55 to 64	77	9.9%
65 to 74	45	5.8%
75 and over	54	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	747	96.1%
Black or African American	15	1.9%
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	10	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate58.0%

Some college or associate's17.6%

Bachelor's degree4.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	20.0%
High school graduate	250	58.0%
Some college or associate's	76	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	18	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	220	87.6%
Carpooled	17	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.2%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	47.9%
15 to 29 min	42	17.6%
30 to 44 min	23	9.7%
45 to 59 min	20	8.4%
60+ min	39	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.85
Poverty rate: 44.4% (323 of 727)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	57.7%
Nonfamily households	80	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	189	65.6%
Vacant	99	34.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125	66.1%
Renter-occupied	64	33.9%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	216	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2939512
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1162, -91.9153