La Center, WA Population

Overview

3,471

Total Population

35.8

Median age

51.14%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

46.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

193

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

La Center's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Center is 35.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Center's population under 18 was 24.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Center, 16.51% were under the age of 15, 28.41% aged 15 to 29, 40.10% aged 30 to 64, 14.03% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 more females than males in La Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in La Center, WA.
The La Center, WA gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 213.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 210.

La Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Center population: 88.22% are White, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 8.76% are Asian, 0.95% are some other race and 1.64% are multiracial.
La Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 193 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,278 (94.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Center is White with a population of 3,062 (88.22% of the total population).

La Center's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,368 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, La Center's population increased by 1,212 (69.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Center's population increased by 519 (17.56%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Center's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,743.