La Center, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,172
Male Share of the Population	51.2%
Female Share of the Population	48.8%
Senior Citizens	13.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,339
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	65.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.5%
Median Earnings25+	$50,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$42,083

Wealth

Median Family Income	$95,721
% Above Poverty Level	95.5%
% Below Poverty Level	4.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	32 minutes
% Working from Home	4.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.7%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	13.4%
Median Gross Rent	$1,700
Median House Value	$319,900

Ancestry

German	21.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.9%
English	12.3%
Irish	10.6%
Norwegian	4.2%
Finnish	3.9%
French Except Basque	3.6%
Scottish	3.6%
Italian	3.4%
Swedish	3%
Welsh	2.3%
Russian	2%
Polish	1.8%
Dutch	1.6%
Danishn	1.3%
Czech	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Portuguese	0.9%
Hungarian	0.5%
Canadian	0.3%
Icelander	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Serbian	0.1%
Swiss	0.1%
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La Center Almanac

Category	Value
County	Clark County
Standard Zip Codes	98629
Phone Area Codes	360
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	45.87
Approximate Longitude	-122.61

La Center Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ST HELENS RFD
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 47 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	55 to 82 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Station	PORTLAND INTL AP
Distance	19.6 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 46 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	45 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Station	PORTLAND KGW TV
Distance	23.9 miles
Jan Temp	37 to 46 F
Apr Temp	44 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	48 to 63 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Battle Ground	19,932	$76,064
Kalama	2,557	$80,227
Ridgefield	7,178	$96,967
Vancouver	178,413	$67,863
Woodland	5,912	$61,250
Yacolt	1,575	$69,833

La Center Public Schools

La Center Elementary
700 East 4th Street
ZIP: 98629
(360) 263-2134
Primary
Total Enrollment 671

La Center High School
725 Highland Road
ZIP: 98629
(360) 263-1700
High
Total Enrollment 555

La Center Home School Academy
725 Ne Highland Rd
ZIP: 98629
(360) 263-2131
Other
Total Enrollment 10

La Center Middle School
700 East 4th Street
ZIP: 98629
(360) 263-2136
Middle
Total Enrollment 389

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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