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Population (year 2000): 1,654. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,873 (+13.2% change)
Males: 815 (49.3%), Females: 839 (50.7%)
Clark County
Zip code:
98629
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $55,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $173,200 (year 2000)
Races in La Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Hispanic (5.4%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (15.2%),
English (10.4%), Norwegian (5.7%), French (5.3%), Swedish
(5.1%).
Elevation: 110 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Center
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Center city
- Never married: 13.0%
- Now married: 73.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 9.7%
5.4% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.6% Latin
America, 1.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,099
(+198.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Center:
- S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
VANCOUVER, WA)
- LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 22
miles; PORTLAND, OR)
- LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP & MED CTR (about 23
miles; PORTLAND, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Center:
- PORTLAND INTL (about 21 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 57 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- MCNARY FLD (about 71 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Center:
- WOODLAND STATE (about 5 miles; WOODLAND, WA; ID:
W27)
- GOHEEN (about 8 miles; BATTLE GROUND, WA; ID: W52)
- CEDARS NORTH AIRPARK (about 15 miles; BATTLE GROUND,
WA; ID: W58)
Amtrak station near La Center:
- 17 miles: VANCOUVER (FOOT OF W. 11TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Center:
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 15 miles; VANCOUVER, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 20 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
- MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GRESHAM,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 30 miles; LONGVIEW,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
Public high school in La Center:
- LA CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 464;
Location: 700 E 4TH ST; Grades: 08 - 12)
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