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Population (year 2000): 1,038. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,034 (-0.4% change)
Males: 463 (44.6%), Females: 575 (55.4%)
Ballard County
Zip code:
42056
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $27,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,400 (year 2000)
Races in La Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
- Black (9.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.7%), Irish
(14.8%), German (8.7%), English (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%),
Dutch (1.4%).
Elevation: 360 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Center
- High school or higher: 63.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Center city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 16.6%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Center:
- MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
METROPOLIS, IL)
- LOURDES HOSP (about 23 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
- WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 23 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Center:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 43 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Center:
- CAIRO RGNL (about 17 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
- METROPOLIS MUNI (about 18 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; ID:
M30)
- WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 31 miles; PADUCAH, KY;
ID: FIO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Center:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 47
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 57 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
Public primary/middle school in La Center:
- BALLARD COUNTY PRESCHOOL HEAD START CTR
(Location: 455 OLIVE ST; Grades: PK - PK)
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