Centralia vs Harrisburg

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

Centralia and Harrisburg 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 344 in Harrisburg). Centralia has the higher median household income ($51,868 vs $51,250 in Harrisburg). Harrisburg has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $165,600 in Centralia).

Population, income & housing

	Centralia	Harrisburg
Population	4,615	344
Median age	45.4 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,868	$51,250
Median home value	$165,600	$176,800
Median gross rent	$723	$956
Housing units	2,175	186
Homeownership rate	69.2%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centralia	Harrisburg
Population	4,213 → 4,615 (+9.5%)	410 → 344 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$51,512 → $51,868 (+0.7%)	$58,750 → $51,250 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $165,600 (+48.1%)	$133,000 → $176,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $723 (+25.5%)	$775 → $956 (+23.4%)

Centralia

Population

4,2134,615

Median household income

$51,512$51,868

Median home value

$111,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$576$723

Harrisburg

Population

410344

Median household income

$58,750$51,250

Median home value

$133,000$176,800

Median gross rent

$775$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centralia	Harrisburg
Under 5	8.2%	11.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	23.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.8%
75 and over	8.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centralia	Harrisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	6.4%
Two or more races	8.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centralia	Harrisburg
No high school diploma	11.4%	10.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centralia	Harrisburg
Drove alone	66.9%	73.7%
Carpooled	18.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	7.7%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centralia	Harrisburg
1-unit, detached	78.0%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	43.0%

Poverty & households

	Centralia	Harrisburg
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1972	1992