Central City vs Friedens

A side-by-side comparison of Central City and Friedens: population, income, housing, and more.

Central City and Friedens are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central City has the higher population (1,055 vs 974 in Friedens). Friedens has the higher median household income ($51,750 vs $46,563 in Central City). Friedens has the higher median home value ($109,100 vs $72,700 in Central City).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Friedens
Population	1,055	974
Median age	43.9 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,563	$51,750
Median home value	$72,700	$109,100
Median gross rent	$588	$831
Housing units	540	510
Homeownership rate	85.9%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	15.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Friedens
Population	1,011 → 1,055 (+4.4%)	1,445 → 974 (-32.6%)
Median household income	$41,953 → $46,563 (+11.0%)	$61,023 → $51,750 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $72,700 (+11.5%)	$121,400 → $109,100 (-10.1%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $588 (-13.5%)	$548 → $831 (+51.6%)

Central City

Population

1,0111,055

Median household income

$41,953$46,563

Median home value

$65,200$72,700

Median gross rent

$680$588

Friedens

Population

1,445974

Median household income

$61,023$51,750

Median home value

$121,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$548$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Friedens
Under 5	6.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	14.7%
75 and over	11.7%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Friedens
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Friedens
No high school diploma	9.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	56.4%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Friedens
Drove alone	88.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	7.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Friedens
1-unit, detached	79.4%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Friedens
Poverty rate	15.7%	8.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1945	1968