Centropolis vs Richmond

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

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

Richmond has the higher population (504 vs 70 in Centropolis). Since 2019, Richmond's population has grown faster (-15.4% vs -53.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Centropolis	Richmond
Population	70	504
Median age	34.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,458
Median home value	—	$88,100
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	46	203
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centropolis	Richmond
Population	149 → 70 (-53.0%)	596 → 504 (-15.4%)
Median household income	—	$54,861 → $56,458 (+2.9%)
Median home value	—	$71,200 → $88,100 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $825 (+1.9%)

Centropolis

Population

14970

Richmond

Population

596504

Median household income

$54,861$56,458

Median home value

$71,200$88,100

Median gross rent

$810$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centropolis	Richmond
Under 5	17.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	41.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	41.4%	4.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.5%
75 and over	0.0%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centropolis	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	75.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	24.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centropolis	Richmond
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centropolis	Richmond
Drove alone	41.4%	87.1%
Carpooled	58.6%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centropolis	Richmond
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Centropolis	Richmond
Poverty rate	50.0%	5.9%
Average household size	1.52	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1943