Big Creek vs Centerville

A side-by-side comparison of Big Creek and Centerville: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Creek and Centerville are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Centerville has the higher population (170 vs 83 in Big Creek). Since 2019, Centerville's population has grown faster (-55.1% vs -58.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Creek	Centerville
Population	83	170
Median age	47.6 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	76	71
Homeownership rate	48.4%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Creek	Centerville
Population	198 → 83 (-58.1%)	379 → 170 (-55.1%)
Median household income	$90,750 → $63,250 (-30.3%)	$60,250 → $97,788 (+62.3%)
Median home value	$320,000 → $297,700 (-7.0%)	$206,300 → $659,700 (+219.8%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,075 (+12.4%)	—

Big Creek

Population

19883

Median household income

$90,750$63,250

Median home value

$320,000$297,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,075

Centerville

Population

379170

Median household income

$60,250$97,788

Median home value

$206,300$659,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Creek	Centerville
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	28.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.2%
35 to 44	7.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	18.1%	21.2%
65 to 74	18.1%	24.1%
75 and over	4.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Creek	Centerville
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	42.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	50.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Creek	Centerville
No high school diploma	0.0%	22.0%
High school graduate	8.9%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	42.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Creek	Centerville
Drove alone	51.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Creek	Centerville
1-unit, detached	68.4%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Big Creek	Centerville
Poverty rate	25.3%	9.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.62
Median year structure built	1979	1983