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La Salle Colorado Information: La Salle, Colorado is part of WELD County. Population for La Salle from the last gathering is 1849. You can view La Salle venues that host many La Salle CO events every year. You can also research La Salle Colorado homes for sale by visiting our La Salle Colorado real estate guide. La Salle Colorado has a latitude of 40.3329 and a longitude of -104.686. Zip codes in La Salle, CO include 80645 ... more La Salle zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Salle, CO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Salle, CO was 1,849.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Salle was 932, which represents 50.4 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Salle, CO
There are an estimated 442 married men in the town. 61.4 percent of men over 15 years old in La Salle are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Salle is 917 which is 49.6 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Salle, Colorado
There are an estimated 415 married women in the community. 58.5 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Salle, CO
The median age of people living in La Salle, CO was 33 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in La Salle was 130. There were 1,293 people above the age of 18, which represents 69.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 10.4 percent of the population (192) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Salle, CO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Salle, CO was 1,784.

White Population in La Salle, CO
The estimated White population in the La Salle community is 1,458, which is 78.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Salle, Colorado
The estimated Black/African American population is 7, which is 0.4 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Salle, CO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Salle, CO was 14.

Asian Population in La Salle, Colorado
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 3.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Salle, CO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Salle was an estimated 4.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 298, while those of “two or more races” was 65 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Salle community was 585, or 31.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Salle, CO
The household population number in La Salle was 1,849.

Group Quarters Population in La Salle, CO
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in La Salle, CO
The average household size in La Salle is 2.84 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.3 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Salle, CO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 669 total housing units in La Salle.

The number of occupied housing units was 651, or 97.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 508 were owner-occupied (78), and 143 were renter-occupied (22, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 18 vacant homes in La Salle at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Salle, Colorado
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 514, with a median value in dollars of 112,500.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Salle, CO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $939 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Salle, average costs per month were $285 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 816 people in the community had a high school degree, or 68.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Salle, Colorado
121 people in La Salle also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 10.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Salle, CO
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Salle was 189, or 14.3 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Salle, CO
In 2000, there were 316 people in La Salle, CO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Salle, CO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 383 people in La Salle who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 21.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Salle, Colorado
There were 966 in the labor force in La Salle at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 69 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in La Salle was 25.1 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Salle, CO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $41,534. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Salle, CO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $46,442. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Salle, Colorado
Per capita income in La Salle in the last full census was 18,262. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in La Salle numbered 53, or 10.4 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in La Salle, CO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 224, or 12 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.