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La Center, Washington: commercial real estate data.
La Center is a Census city of 3,883 people across 2.63 square miles of land, in Clark County. Median household income is $101,708, 75.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
La Center
What La Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.63 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,476
- County holding the largest share of its areaClark 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
- Population3,883
- Median age37.2
- Population under 18974 plus or minus 287
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over550 plus or minus 189
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,439
- Family households1,120
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Center
Income and work in La Center
- Median household income$101,708 plus or minus $24,561
- Per capita income$45,453
- Civilian labor force1,988
- Employed1,916
- Unemployed72 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over2,596
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Center
Housing in La Center
- Housing units1,583
- Occupied units1,439
- Vacant units144 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied1,080
- Renter occupied359 plus or minus 159
- Ownership rate75.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$584,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,876
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units1,325
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more167 plus or minus 114
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes91 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built1998
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 commute1,543
- Commuting under 15 minutes353 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.9 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more653 plus or minus 211
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home18.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Center
SBA loans in La Center (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$2,178,700
- Average approval$198,064
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$810,000
- Jobs supported63
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in La Center, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
La Center
Flood risk in La Center
- NFIP communityCity of La Center
- NFIP community number530248
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/23
The City of La Center does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530248 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.
Clark County, not La Center
Clark County context, not La Center figures
- Establishments in Clark County12,552
- Covered employment, Clark County181,713
- Average annual pay, Clark County$72,700
- Housing units permitted, Clark County3,594
Every figure in this section is published for Clark 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. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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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, Washington?
3,883, in 1,439 households. La Center city covers 2.63 square miles of land, which is 1,476 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?
Clark 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?
$101,708. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $584,600. Median gross rent is $1,876 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to La Center businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in La Center, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to La Center borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for La Center. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 530248, 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 Clark 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.