Center Point

Population: 2,575
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $215,800

Center Point, a community in Linn County, Iowa, has 2,575 residents. The median household income of $92,500 is above the Linn County median ($76,421).

Between 2019 and 2023, Center Point's population grew 1.3% from 2,543 to 2,575, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $164,200 to $215,800.

4.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.50 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,575
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $215,800
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 1,048
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5432,575

Median household income

$80,577$92,500

Median home value

$164,200$215,800

Median gross rent

$729$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,543	$80,577	$164,200	$729
2020	2,548	$64,815	$156,900	$1,023
2021	2,582	$74,306	$169,000	$919
2022	2,573	$80,053	$189,300	$928
2023	2,575	$92,500	$215,800	$1,022

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	6.5%
5 to 17	449	17.4%
18 to 24	270	10.5%
25 to 34	336	13.0%
35 to 44	278	10.8%
45 to 54	328	12.7%
55 to 64	339	13.2%
65 to 74	299	11.6%
75 and over	109	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,521	97.9%
Black or African American	15	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	4.7%
High school graduate	478	28.3%
Some college or associate's	591	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	320	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	221	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,017	73.1%
Carpooled	114	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	17.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	191	16.6%
15 to 29 min	566	49.0%
30 to 44 min	234	20.3%
45 to 59 min	22	1.9%
60+ min	141	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 4.0% (104 of 2,575)

	Count	Share
Family households	731	70.8%
Nonfamily households	301	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,032	98.5%
Vacant	16	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	791	76.6%
Renter-occupied	241	23.4%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	900	85.9%
1-unit, attached	24	2.3%
2 to 4 units	93	8.9%
5 to 19 units	31	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1912270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1838, -91.7805