Center vs Kokomo

A side-by-side comparison of Center and Kokomo: population, income, housing, and more.

Center and Kokomo are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kokomo has the higher population (59,375 vs 436 in Center). Center has the higher median household income ($83,569 vs $54,195 in Kokomo). Center has the higher median home value ($239,500 vs $126,500 in Kokomo).

Population, income & housing

	Center	Kokomo
Population	436	59,375
Median age	47.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,569	$54,195
Median home value	$239,500	$126,500
Median gross rent	—	$917
Housing units	231	29,872
Homeownership rate	60.5%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center	Kokomo
Population	268 → 436 (+62.7%)	58,145 → 59,375 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$75,446 → $83,569 (+10.8%)	$45,797 → $54,195 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$216,900 → $239,500 (+10.4%)	$89,100 → $126,500 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$695 → $917 (+31.9%)

Center

Population

268436

Median household income

$75,446$83,569

Median home value

$216,900$239,500

Kokomo

Population

58,14559,375

Median household income

$45,797$54,195

Median home value

$89,100$126,500

Median gross rent

$695$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center	Kokomo
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	36.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	2.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.6%
75 and over	0.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center	Kokomo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	13.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center	Kokomo
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	63.6%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center	Kokomo
Drove alone	92.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center	Kokomo
1-unit, detached	73.2%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	26.8%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Center	Kokomo
Poverty rate	5.7%	15.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	11	19
Median year structure built	1983	1966