Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kentucky: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.3% | | Whole state: | 69.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 16.5% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
La Center compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in La Center (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: La Center Branch at Third And Broadway, branch established on 1954-01-02. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Ballard County Kentucky:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,366 | $20,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $3,605 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,403 | $32,418 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,769 | $26,307 | 9 | $3,605 |
La Center government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $3,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $325,000
Water Utilities: $213,000
Central Staff Services: $83,000
Police Protection: $74,000
General - Other: $21,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $155,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $136,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $14,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Gas Utilities: $6,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
General - Other: $2,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $328,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $211,000
Gas Utilities: $37,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
Highways: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $154,000
NEC: $38,000
Public Utilities: $17,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $178,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000
6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,927 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.04% | | Kentucky average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,025 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.71% | | Kentucky average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in La Center:
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBCE (1200 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WBCE, INC.)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WKRO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WMOK (920 AM; 1 kW; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in La Center:
- WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
- WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
TV broadcast stations around La Center:
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
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