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La Center, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
La Center is a Census city of 694 people across 0.61 square miles of land, in Ballard County. Median household income is $56,776, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
La Center
What La Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.61 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,146 plus or minus 296
- County holding the largest share of its areaBallard County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Center
How many people live in La Center
- Population694 plus or minus 179
- Median age50.0
- Population under 18158 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over155 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households271 plus or minus 75
- Family households213 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families78.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in La Center
- Median household income$56,776 plus or minus $14,454
- Per capita income$24,285 plus or minus $5,318
- Civilian labor force242 plus or minus 85
- Employed242 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over517 plus or minus 121
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in La Center
- Housing units323 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units271 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied199 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied72 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate73.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,300 plus or minus $24,792
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $329
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units242 plus or minus 67
- Share single family74.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more9.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How La Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute248 plus or minus 88
- Commuting under 15 minutes93 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone79.4 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Center
Flood risk in La Center
- NFIP communityCity of La Center
- NFIP community number210437
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The City of La Center does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210437 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ballard County, not La Center
Ballard County context, not La Center figures
- Establishments in Ballard County155
- Covered employment, Ballard County2,000
- Average annual pay, Ballard County$63,982
Every figure in this section is published for Ballard County as a whole and is not a measurement of La Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
La Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in La Center, Kentucky?
694, in 271 households. La Center city covers 0.61 square miles of land, which is 1,146 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is La Center in?
Ballard County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in La Center?
$56,776. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,300. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is La Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. La Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as La Center, city of, community 210437, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page La Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ballard County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of La Center.
Is zoning published for La Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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