Centralia

Population: 496
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $80,600

Centralia, a community in Nemaha County, Kansas, has 496 residents. Its median household income of $58,125 runs below the Nemaha County figure of $77,375.

Between 2019 and 2023, Centralia's population declined 4.4% from 519 to 496, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $66,000 to $80,600.

84.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1961.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 496
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $80,600
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 215
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

519496

Median household income

$60,536$58,125

Median home value

$66,000$80,600

Median gross rent

$458$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	519	$60,536	$66,000	$458
2020	551	$68,750	$85,900	$525
2021	465	$58,068	$69,800	$713
2022	441	$44,762	$79,500	$850
2023	496	$58,125	$80,600	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	5.4%
5 to 17	74	14.9%
18 to 24	39	7.9%
25 to 34	45	9.1%
35 to 44	59	11.9%
45 to 54	76	15.3%
55 to 64	34	6.9%
65 to 74	79	15.9%
75 and over	63	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	447	90.1%
Black or African American	3	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	4.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	9.8%
High school graduate	129	36.2%
Some college or associate's	74	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	62	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	56	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	85.4%
Carpooled	5	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	38.0%
15 to 29 min	73	39.7%
30 to 44 min	19	10.3%
45 to 59 min	14	7.6%
60+ min	8	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 7.1% (33 of 465)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	74.4%
Nonfamily households	50	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	90.7%
Vacant	20	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	77.4%
Renter-occupied	44	22.6%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	182	84.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	19	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2012425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7244, -96.1310