Centerville

Population: 5,377
Median household income: $41,472
Median home value: $99,000

Located in Appanoose County, Iowa, Centerville is a community with a population of 5,377. Its median household income of $41,472 runs below the Appanoose County figure of $51,146.

Between 2019 and 2023, Centerville's population declined 1.5% from 5,458 to 5,377, while its median home value rose 44.7% from $68,400 to $99,000.

Households average 2.24 people. The median gross rent is $758.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,377
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,472
Median home value: $99,000
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 2,846
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4585,377

Median household income

$34,805$41,472

Median home value

$68,400$99,000

Median gross rent

$618$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,458	$34,805	$68,400	$618
2020	5,433	$32,689	$73,000	$637
2021	5,353	$39,447	$75,200	$700
2022	5,393	$42,064	$89,400	$736
2023	5,377	$41,472	$99,000	$758

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	212	3.9%
5 to 17	848	15.8%
18 to 24	331	6.2%
25 to 34	422	7.8%
35 to 44	793	14.7%
45 to 54	671	12.5%
55 to 64	790	14.7%
65 to 74	673	12.5%
75 and over	637	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,958	92.2%
Black or African American	40	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	14	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	416	10.4%
High school graduate	1,645	41.3%
Some college or associate's	1,294	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	503	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	128	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,617	79.4%
Carpooled	197	9.7%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	15	0.7%
Bicycle	40	2.0%
Worked from home	132	6.5%
Other means	34	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,229	64.5%
15 to 29 min	292	15.3%
30 to 44 min	221	11.6%
45 to 59 min	119	6.2%
60+ min	44	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 26.7% (1,401 of 5,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,343	57.8%
Nonfamily households	980	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,323	81.6%
Vacant	523	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,324	57.0%
Renter-occupied	999	43.0%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,987	69.8%
1-unit, attached	43	1.5%
2 to 4 units	226	7.9%
5 to 19 units	206	7.2%
20 or more units	252	8.9%
Mobile home & other	132	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1912315
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.7298, -92.8720