La Center is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,368 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.Unlike some cities, La Center isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in La Center are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Center is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Center who work in sales jobs (14.97%), management occupations (9.23%), and teaching (8.54%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In La Center, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of La Center are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.14% of adults in La Center having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
