Centerburg vs Gambier

A side-by-side comparison of Centerburg and Gambier: population, income, housing, and more.

Centerburg and Gambier are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gambier has the higher population (2,064 vs 1,952 in Centerburg). Gambier has the higher median home value ($254,000 vs $242,200 in Centerburg). Since 2019, Centerburg's population has grown faster (+13.8% vs -15.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Centerburg	Gambier
Population	1,952	2,064
Median age	34.9 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	—
Median home value	$242,200	$254,000
Median gross rent	$741	$786
Housing units	718	308
Homeownership rate	66.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	77.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centerburg	Gambier
Population	1,716 → 1,952 (+13.8%)	2,442 → 2,064 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $73,875 (+73.8%)	$76,250 → $90,625 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $242,200 (+56.5%)	$234,900 → $254,000 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $741 (+19.7%)	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)

Centerburg

Population

1,7161,952

Median household income

$42,500$73,875

Median home value

$154,800$242,200

Median gross rent

$619$741

Gambier

Population

2,4422,064

Median household income

$76,250$90,625

Median home value

$234,900$254,000

Median gross rent

$648$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centerburg	Gambier
Under 5	12.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	0.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	80.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	2.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	0.8%
45 to 54	14.1%	1.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	2.2%
65 to 74	6.5%	6.5%
75 and over	8.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centerburg	Gambier
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centerburg	Gambier
No high school diploma	9.3%	2.3%
High school graduate	40.6%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	4.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	57.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centerburg	Gambier
Drove alone	82.0%	30.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.7%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	51.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.6%	11.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centerburg	Gambier
1-unit, detached	71.9%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	16.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Centerburg	Gambier
Poverty rate	8.2%	28.8%
Average household size	2.69	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	28	15
Median year structure built	1957	1959