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Centerville, IA

5,372 Population
4.8 square miles 1,110.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±4.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Appanoose County: 43.5 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,925 ±$3,188 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Appanoose County: $31,168 ±$2,355
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,563 ±$9,258 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Appanoose County: $54,934 ±$3,506
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.4% ±6% (1,114  ±315) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Appanoose County: 17.5% † 2,102 (±4.5% / ±543)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.4 minutes ±1.7 (31,365  ±5,316) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Appanoose County: 20.6 98,370 (±1.3 / ±9,269)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,474 ±167 Number of households
  • Appanoose County: 5,199 ±197
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (5,181  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Appanoose County: 2.3 11,966 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.3% ±7.9% (91  ±87) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Appanoose County: 6.4% † 157 (±4% / ±100)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,878 ±147 Number of housing units
  • Appanoose County: 6,312 ±31
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$103,000 ±$9,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Appanoose County: $124,200 † ±$17,036
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.8% ±5.1% (888  ±271.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Appanoose County: 11.4% † 1,367 (±2.5% / ±301.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90% ±8.2% (3,436  ±370.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Appanoose County: 89.8% 7,724 (±5.3% / ±473.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.7% ±4.1% (636  ±161.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Appanoose County: 20.5% † 1,764 (±2.7% / ±232.7)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.5% (130  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Appanoose County: 1.3% 160
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.5% ±3.9% (538  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Appanoose County: 9.9% † 948 (±2% / ±192)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
538 Total veterans ±167 499 Male ±144 39 Female ±46

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