Central City vs Lavaca

A side-by-side comparison of Central City and Lavaca: population, income, housing, and more.

Central City and Lavaca are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lavaca has the higher population (2,466 vs 570 in Central City). Lavaca has the higher median household income ($90,263 vs $71,071 in Central City). Lavaca has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $123,000 in Central City).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Lavaca
Population	570	2,466
Median age	41.5 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,071	$90,263
Median home value	$123,000	$155,000
Median gross rent	$1,014	$890
Housing units	202	1,038
Homeownership rate	88.1%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Lavaca
Population	544 → 570 (+4.8%)	2,545 → 2,466 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$52,188 → $71,071 (+36.2%)	$60,337 → $90,263 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$144,600 → $123,000 (-14.9%)	$118,100 → $155,000 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $1,014 (+58.2%)	$767 → $890 (+16.0%)

Central City

Population

544570

Median household income

$52,188$71,071

Median home value

$144,600$123,000

Median gross rent

$641$1,014

Lavaca

Population

2,5452,466

Median household income

$60,337$90,263

Median home value

$118,100$155,000

Median gross rent

$767$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Lavaca
Under 5	6.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	25.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	18.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.1%
75 and over	2.8%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Lavaca
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Lavaca
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	50.8%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Lavaca
Drove alone	87.7%	85.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Lavaca
1-unit, detached	70.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Lavaca
Poverty rate	12.9%	5.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1990	1995