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La Center, Kentucky, in Ballard county, is 97 miles W of Clarksville, Tennessee (center to center) and 129 miles SE of St. Louis, Missouri. As of the year 2000 census, 1,038 people lived in La Center.
In La Center, about 48% of adults are married. La Center is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families.
In the city, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in La Center, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, La Center had a median family income of $36,250.
Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from La Center.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in the city.
An estimated 72% of living spaces in La Center are occupied by their owners, not by renters. In general, the city offers inexpensive rents.
In La Center, 97% of commuters drive to work.
La Center strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Kentucky):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
Comparing La Center to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Kentucky (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Senior Citizens | | |
| Female Share of the Population | |  |
| Age of the Population | | |
| Racial Diversity |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old |  |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men | |  |
| Male Share of the Population | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | |  |
| Median Family Income | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Walking and Biking to Work |  | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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