Centropolis vs Rantoul

A side-by-side comparison of Centropolis and Rantoul: population, income, housing, and more.

Centropolis and Rantoul are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rantoul has the higher population (114 vs 70 in Centropolis). Since 2019, Rantoul's population has grown faster (-38.4% vs -53.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Centropolis	Rantoul
Population	70	114
Median age	34.5 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$55,000
Median home value	—	$104,900
Housing units	46	74
Homeownership rate	100.0%	98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centropolis	Rantoul
Population	149 → 70 (-53.0%)	185 → 114 (-38.4%)
Median household income	—	$41,250 → $55,000 (+33.3%)
Median home value	—	$71,700 → $104,900 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)

Centropolis

Population

14970

Rantoul

Population

185114

Median household income

$41,250$55,000

Median home value

$71,700$104,900

Median gross rent

$625$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centropolis	Rantoul
Under 5	17.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	41.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	41.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.0%
75 and over	0.0%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centropolis	Rantoul
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.0%
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	0.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centropolis	Rantoul
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centropolis	Rantoul
Drove alone	41.4%	83.3%
Carpooled	58.6%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centropolis	Rantoul
1-unit, detached	100.0%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Centropolis	Rantoul
Poverty rate	50.0%	1.8%
Average household size	1.52	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	—	1978