Centerton vs Paragon

A side-by-side comparison of Centerton and Paragon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paragon has the higher population (564 vs 235 in Centerton). Since 2019, Centerton's population has grown faster (+30.6% vs -0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Centerton	Paragon
Population	235	564
Median age	52.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median home value	—	$90,700
Median gross rent	—	$979
Housing units	110	321
Homeownership rate	74.5%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centerton	Paragon
Population	180 → 235 (+30.6%)	567 → 564 (-0.5%)
Median household income	—	$39,375 → $57,250 (+45.4%)
Median home value	—	$72,200 → $90,700 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$773 → $979 (+26.6%)

Centerton

Population

180235

Paragon

Population

567564

Median household income

$39,375$57,250

Median home value

$72,200$90,700

Median gross rent

$773$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centerton	Paragon
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	14.9%	21.5%
55 to 64	36.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centerton	Paragon
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centerton	Paragon
No high school diploma	4.9%	19.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centerton	Paragon
Drove alone	12.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	64.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centerton	Paragon
1-unit, detached	74.5%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Centerton	Paragon
Poverty rate	63.0%	21.2%
Average household size	2.14	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1938	1951