Central City

Population: 1,123
Median household income: $47,750
Median home value: $43,900

Central City is a community in Marion County, Illinois, home to 1,123 residents. The median household income of $47,750 is below the Marion County median ($60,839).

Between 2019 and 2023, Central City's population declined 10.6% from 1,256 to 1,123, while its median home value fell 14.9% from $51,600 to $43,900.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,123
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,750
Median home value: $43,900
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 592
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2561,123

Median household income

$41,875$47,750

Median home value

$51,600$43,900

Median gross rent

$756$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,256	$41,875	$51,600	$756
2020	1,353	$42,455	$50,500	$794
2021	1,125	$43,269	$47,500	$818
2022	1,154	$39,688	$46,400	$873
2023	1,123	$47,750	$43,900	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	7.0%
5 to 17	217	19.3%
18 to 24	73	6.5%
25 to 34	160	14.2%
35 to 44	186	16.6%
45 to 54	133	11.8%
55 to 64	121	10.8%
65 to 74	78	6.9%
75 and over	76	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,054	93.9%
Black or African American	11	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.9%
Two or more races	10	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's47.9%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	11.7%
High school graduate	247	32.8%
Some college or associate's	361	47.9%
Bachelor's degree	39	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	388	81.9%
Carpooled	74	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.4%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	322	68.2%
15 to 29 min	89	18.9%
30 to 44 min	41	8.7%
45 to 59 min	8	1.7%
60+ min	12	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 27.7% (310 of 1,121)

	Count	Share
Family households	339	71.4%
Nonfamily households	136	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	475	80.2%
Vacant	117	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	344	72.4%
Renter-occupied	131	27.6%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	373	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	1.2%
5 to 19 units	9	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	203	34.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712151
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5485, -89.1283