CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Center Point

Alabama · 22,658 residents · 6.22 sq mi

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With 22,658 people, Center Point is a city in Alabama. That is roughly 38% ahead of the Alabama median. The typical home is worth $63,000. The poverty rate is 7.1%, under the national 13.2%. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 69% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,658

−1%vs 2000

vs 22,784 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,502)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,540)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,538)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,727)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,558)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(3,898)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(3,626)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(2,789)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,235)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(1,512)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(629)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(104)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,469

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,996

−23%vs 2000

vs $18,160 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,000

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$393

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $522 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.9%(16,375)

Black24.1%(5,494)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(507)

Asian0.5%(122)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(21,784)

Black3.6%(812)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(110)

Asian0%(10)

Other0.2%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(546)

Central American1.6%(253)

Spaniard1.6%(247)

Honduran1.5%(232)

Costa Rican0.1%(21)

South American0.1%(18)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(17)

Ancestry

American4.7%(746)

Subsaharan African3.8%(612)

English3.3%(518)

French2.8%(439)

Irish2.1%(339)

German2%(315)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(74)

Italian0.4%(66)

Scottish0.4%(57)

Nigerian0.3%(44)

Dutch0.2%(27)

West Indian0.1%(23)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.1%(23)

British0.1%(22)

Czech0.1%(22)

Kenyan0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Polish0%(7)

Swedish0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.6%(2,715)

Married40.1%(2,500)

Widowed3.8%(236)

Divorced12.5%(779)

Women 15+

Never married36.3%(2,343)

Married41.8%(2,699)

Widowed8.5%(549)

Divorced13.4%(867)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(222)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.6%(306)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.8%(226)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 911 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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