Centralia

Population: 12,009
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $81,600

Centralia is a community in Marion County, Illinois, home to 12,009 residents. At $47,308, its median household income sits below Marion County's $60,839.

Between 2019 and 2023, Centralia's population declined 2.8% from 12,356 to 12,009, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $69,400 to $81,600.

Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,009
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $81,600
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 5,949
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,35612,009

Median household income

$37,675$47,308

Median home value

$69,400$81,600

Median gross rent

$637$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,356	$37,675	$69,400	$637
2020	12,354	$39,117	$75,600	$597
2021	12,061	$40,979	$75,600	$658
2022	12,096	$46,468	$84,700	$718
2023	12,009	$47,308	$81,600	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	824	6.9%
5 to 17	1,987	16.5%
18 to 24	1,053	8.8%
25 to 34	1,412	11.8%
35 to 44	1,417	11.8%
45 to 54	1,067	8.9%
55 to 64	1,586	13.2%
65 to 74	1,364	11.4%
75 and over	1,299	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,670	80.5%
Black or African American	1,148	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	194	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	80	0.7%
Two or more races	445	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	471	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	896	11.0%
High school graduate	2,799	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,003	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	894	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	553	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,557	79.2%
Carpooled	471	10.5%
Public transit	7	0.2%
Walked	135	3.0%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	302	6.7%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,506	59.8%
15 to 29 min	794	19.0%
30 to 44 min	573	13.7%
45 to 59 min	51	1.2%
60+ min	264	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 22.6% (2,590 of 11,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,684	51.3%
Nonfamily households	2,548	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,232	87.9%
Vacant	717	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,359	64.2%
Renter-occupied	1,873	35.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,514	75.9%
1-unit, attached	58	1.0%
2 to 4 units	380	6.4%
5 to 19 units	433	7.3%
20 or more units	349	5.9%
Mobile home & other	215	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712164
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.2 sq mi
Water area: 1.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.5221, -89.1235