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 2007:
| This city: | 16.5% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Center, KY
90 people in nursing homes
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 (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: La Center Branch at Third And Broadway, branch established on 1954-01-02. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for La Center
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 74.2% | 12.3% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
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| Congregations | 54.8% | 22.6% | 9.7% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,067 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,604 | $31,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,615 | $27,690 | 1 | $1,577 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,219 | $28,876 | 2 | $2,644 |
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.)
- WKRO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WMOK (920 AM; 1 kW; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
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.)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, 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.)
- WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
- KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
- WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; 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.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
La Center fatal accident list:
Jan 9, 1992 01:45 AM, 2nd Street, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 21, 1985 07:20 AM, 358, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 1, 1982 12:40 AM, Third St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Bonnie K Clark, 220 Richardson Ln, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.6 m, Overall height: 92.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Muayyad Mustafa, Bandana Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.6 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 210 Broadway, Call Sign: KDG664, Licensee ID: L00036647
Assigned Frequencies : 153.035 MHz
Grant Date: 09/01/2001, Expiration Date: 09/27/2011
Registrant: Ballard County Co Operative Inc, 210 Broadway, Lacenter, KY 42056-0329, Phone: (502) 665-5101
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: AB4HB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01426338
Grant Date: 08/26/2008, Expiration Date: 08/27/2018
Registrant: Bernard T Warren, 526 Oak St, La Center, KY 42056 - Call Sign: KA9OUB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/22/1998, Expiration Date: 01/22/2008
Registrant: Linda L Ledbetter, 3270 Hazelwood Rd, La Center, KY 42056 - Call Sign: KC4IOL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01448652
Grant Date: 01/17/1989, Expiration Date: 01/17/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2001
Registrant: Jeffrey R Withers, Rt 1 Box 302a, La Center, KY 42056 - Call Sign: KD9YE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01425273
Grant Date: 08/21/2008, Expiration Date: 11/16/2018, Certifier: Thomas Ledbetter
Registrant: Thomas Ledbetter, 3270 Hazelwood Rd, La Center, KY 42056 - Call Sign: W8HR, Previous Call Sign: WU8Z, Licensee ID: L00195859
Grant Date: 08/11/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Joseph D Travis, 3902 Hinkleville Rd., La Center, KY 42056-0178 - Call Sign: KI4GEX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00885799
Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 06/30/2014, Certifier: Herbert Hendrickson Jr
Registrant: Herbert Hendrickson Jr, La Center, KY 42056-0507
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: BERRY BOB A KOLB FIRESTAR II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 3519Q , Serial Number: F1042, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 12/22/2007
Registrant (Individual): Bob A Berry, 513 Berry Rd, La Center, KY 42056
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/03/2004, Exported to: Brazil
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 14
- Hazardous Condition: 1
Incident types - La Center
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for La Center, KY
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