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Centralia, WA Urban Area

42,801 Population
30.4 square miles 1,408.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,345 ±$1,497 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,761 ±$4,970 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.2% ±2.3% (6,371  ±983) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.1 minutes ±1.7 (440,335  ±40,217) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,704 ±602 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0 (42,048  ±1,555) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±1.9% (621  ±189) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

17,488 ±604 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$364,700 ±$9,947 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±2.1% (5,092  ±920.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.5% ±2.6% (27,066  ±1,259.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21% ±1.6% (6,279  ±530.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of 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

8.4% ±1.2% (3,605  ±538) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±1.2% (2,769  ±405) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,769 Total veterans ±405 2,448 Male ±324 321 Female ±166

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