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La Salle Michigan Information: La Salle, Michigan is part of MONROE County. You can view La Salle venues that host many La Salle MI events every year. You can also research La Salle Michigan homes for sale by visiting our La Salle Michigan real estate guide. La Salle Michigan has a latitude of 41.8488 and a longitude of -83.453. Zip codes in La Salle, MI include 48145 ... more La Salle zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Salle, MI
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Salle, MI was 5,001.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Salle was 2,579, which represents 51.6 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Salle, MI
There are an estimated 1,350 married men in the town. 66.2 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 2,422 which is 48.4 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Salle, Michigan
There are an estimated 1,359 married women in the community. 69.1 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Salle, MI
The median age of people living in La Salle, MI was 38.2 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 247. There were 3,729 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.6 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 10.2 percent of the population (509) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Salle, MI
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Salle, MI was 4,964.

White Population in La Salle, MI
The estimated White population in the La Salle community is 4,899, which is 98 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Salle, Michigan
The estimated Black/African American population is 18, 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, MI
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Salle, MI was 20.

Asian Population in La Salle, Michigan
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 13.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Salle, MI
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Salle was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 14, while those of “two or more races” was 37 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Salle community was 116, or 2.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Salle, MI
The household population number in La Salle was 5,001.

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

Average Household Size in La Salle, MI
The average household size in La Salle is 2.83 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.16 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Salle, MI
At the time of the last census survey, there were 1,852 total housing units in La Salle.

The number of occupied housing units was 1,765, or 95.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,620 were owner-occupied (91.8), and 145 were renter-occupied (8.2, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 87 vacant homes in La Salle at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Salle, Michigan
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,401, with a median value in dollars of 141,800.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Salle, MI
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,060 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Salle, average costs per month were $295 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 2,688 people in the community had a high school degree, or 80.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Salle, Michigan
370 people in La Salle also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 11.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Salle, MI
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Salle was 508, or 13.6 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Salle, MI
In 2000, there were 766 people in La Salle, MI listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Salle, MI
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 153 people in La Salle who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Salle, Michigan
There were 2,600 in the labor force in La Salle at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 66.3 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 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Salle, MI
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $63,693. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Salle, MI
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $69,000. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Salle, Michigan
Per capita income in La Salle in the last full census was 24,237. 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 38, or 2.6 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, MI
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 179, or 3.6 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.