La Center is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,357 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Center is the 166th largest community in Washington.
La Center home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but La Center real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that La Center has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in La Center telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in La Center is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Center, the average commute to work is 33.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The education level of La Center citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.14% of adults in La Center have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in La Center in 2022 was $42,319, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,276 for a family of four. However, La Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
La Center is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in La Center include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in La Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Korean.