Bella Vista vs Centerville

A side-by-side comparison of Bella Vista and Centerville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bella Vista has the higher population (3,843 vs 2,065 in Centerville). Centerville has the higher median household income ($117,356 vs $88,318 in Bella Vista). Centerville has the higher median home value ($546,700 vs $439,600 in Bella Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Centerville
Population	3,843	2,065
Median age	47.3 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,318	$117,356
Median home value	$439,600	$546,700
Median gross rent	$862	—
Housing units	1,409	852
Homeownership rate	85.7%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Centerville
Population	2,427 → 3,843 (+58.3%)	2,170 → 2,065 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,318 (+37.4%)	$102,250 → $117,356 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$320,500 → $439,600 (+37.2%)	$408,300 → $546,700 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $862 (-35.9%)	$1,479 → $2,536 (+71.5%)

Bella Vista

Population

2,4273,843

Median household income

$64,258$88,318

Median home value

$320,500$439,600

Median gross rent

$1,344$862

Centerville

Population

2,1702,065

Median household income

$102,250$117,356

Median home value

$408,300$546,700

Median gross rent

$1,479$2,536

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerville
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	18.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.0%
75 and over	11.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.5%
Asian	6.5%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Centerville
No high school diploma	9.6%	0.7%
High school graduate	18.8%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerville
Drove alone	79.3%	85.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.2%	11.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Centerville
1-unit, detached	73.3%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Centerville
Poverty rate	5.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1985	1984