2020 census As of the
2020 census, La Verkin had a population of 4,354. The median age was 34.1 years, with 30.5% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.4% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.9 males. There were 1,377 households in La Verkin, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.3% were married-couple households, 13.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,559 housing units, of which 11.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.7%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,392 people, 1,053 households, and 840 families residing in the city. The
population density was 210.3 people per square mile (81.2/km2). There were 1,158 housing units at an average density of 71.8 per square mile (27.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.81%
White, 0.12%
African American, 1.27%
Native American, 0.21%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 1.92% from
other races, and 2.56% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.60% of the population. There were 1,053 households, out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were
married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.61. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,949, and the median income for a family was $39,432. Males had a median income of $30,051 versus $19,602 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $12,113. About 10.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. ==See also==