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Centralia, WA

18,457 Population
7.6 square miles 2,421.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 42.4 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,232 ±$1,846 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: $33,972 ±$1,042
  • about half the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$52,387 ±$8,559 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: $69,690 ±$3,237
  • about half the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

19.9% ±3.6% (3,592  ±651) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 13% 10,756 (±1.1% / ±948)
  • about double the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

26.3 minutes ±3.1 (185,480  ±26,602) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 28.4 879,560 (±1.5 / ±55,164)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

7,368 ±397 Number of households
  • the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 32,314 ±414
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.5 ±0.1 (18,104  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 2.6 82,990 (±0 / ±45)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

8% ±2.8% (345  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 7.3% † 1,260 (±1.4% / ±243)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

7,628 ±417 Number of housing units
  • the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 36,037 ±52
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$267,600 ±$13,545 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: $341,500 ±$9,038
  • about half the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

17.1% ±4.3% (3,106  ±777.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 12.2% † 10,147 (±1.6% / ±1,357.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

86.6% ±6.1% (11,155  ±859.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 90.4% 54,123 (±2.7% / ±1,608.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
17.6% ±2.9% (2,267  ±373.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 20.2% 12,069 (±1.4% / ±810.8)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

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

8.7% ±1.7% (1,610  ±308) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 5.3% 4,407
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

7.7% ±1.6% (1,124  ±235) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Centralia, WA Micro Area: 9.5% 6,223 (±0.8% / ±500)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
1,124 Total veterans ±235 1,009 Male ±228 115 Female ±65

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