Centralia vs Hallsville

A side-by-side comparison of Centralia and Hallsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Centralia and Hallsville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Centralia has the higher population (4,615 vs 2,049 in Hallsville). Hallsville has the higher median household income ($66,518 vs $51,868 in Centralia). Hallsville has the higher median home value ($167,000 vs $165,600 in Centralia).

Population, income & housing

	Centralia	Hallsville
Population	4,615	2,049
Median age	45.4 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,868	$66,518
Median home value	$165,600	$167,000
Median gross rent	$723	$989
Housing units	2,175	849
Homeownership rate	69.2%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centralia	Hallsville
Population	4,213 → 4,615 (+9.5%)	1,771 → 2,049 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$51,512 → $51,868 (+0.7%)	$55,096 → $66,518 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $165,600 (+48.1%)	$151,200 → $167,000 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $723 (+25.5%)	$729 → $989 (+35.7%)

Centralia

Population

4,2134,615

Median household income

$51,512$51,868

Median home value

$111,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$576$723

Hallsville

Population

1,7712,049

Median household income

$55,096$66,518

Median home value

$151,200$167,000

Median gross rent

$729$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centralia	Hallsville
Under 5	8.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	14.6%	7.5%
75 and over	8.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centralia	Hallsville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centralia	Hallsville
No high school diploma	11.4%	7.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centralia	Hallsville
Drove alone	66.9%	84.1%
Carpooled	18.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centralia	Hallsville
1-unit, detached	78.0%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Centralia	Hallsville
Poverty rate	12.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1972	1994