Centertown vs St. Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of Centertown and St. Thomas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Centertown has the higher population (317 vs 271 in St. Thomas). St. Thomas has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $41,771 in Centertown). St. Thomas has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $127,300 in Centertown).

Population, income & housing

	Centertown	St. Thomas
Population	317	271
Median age	40.4 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,771	$79,250
Median home value	$127,300	$193,800
Median gross rent	$690	$907
Housing units	183	102
Homeownership rate	87.9%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centertown	St. Thomas
Population	318 → 317 (-0.3%)	243 → 271 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $41,771 (-18.5%)	$66,250 → $79,250 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $127,300 (+43.4%)	$137,500 → $193,800 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $690 (+15.0%)	$820 → $907 (+10.6%)

Centertown

Population

318317

Median household income

$51,250$41,771

Median home value

$88,800$127,300

Median gross rent

$600$690

St. Thomas

Population

243271

Median household income

$66,250$79,250

Median home value

$137,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$820$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centertown	St. Thomas
Under 5	5.4%	11.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	18.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	21.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.7%
75 and over	11.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centertown	St. Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centertown	St. Thomas
No high school diploma	14.6%	1.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centertown	St. Thomas
Drove alone	81.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centertown	St. Thomas
1-unit, detached	86.3%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Centertown	St. Thomas
Poverty rate	15.8%	1.8%
Average household size	2.02	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1963	1971