CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Centralia

Illinois · 14,270 residents · 8.20 sq mi

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With 14,270 people, Centralia is a city in Illinois. The typical home is worth $35,600. The median age is 37.0, about 4 years above the US median. Households here earn about 29% less than in Illinois as a whole. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

14,270

+1%vs 2000

vs 14,136 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(899)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,007)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(980)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(934)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(781)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(2,135)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,928)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,368)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,331)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,483)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(1,159)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(265)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,784

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,905 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,404

−28%vs 2000

vs $17,174 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.8%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,600

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(12,128)

Black10.3%(1,456)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(170)

Asian0.7%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(12,469)

Black10.7%(1,525)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(121)

Asian1.2%(167)

Other0.8%(109)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(231)

Puerto Rican0.9%(107)

Central American0.6%(77)

Honduran0.5%(55)

South American0.3%(32)

Peruvian0.3%(30)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(60)

Chinese0.5%(55)

Pakistani0.5%(54)

Korean0.1%(14)

Ancestry

German23.5%(2,789)

Irish13.4%(1,592)

English10.2%(1,208)

American6.8%(805)

Italian3.5%(419)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(281)

Polish2.1%(244)

French1.6%(189)

Scottish1.2%(142)

Dutch0.9%(105)

Czech0.7%(79)

Welsh0.6%(70)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.3%(37)

Russian0.3%(35)

Swedish0.2%(28)

British0.2%(24)

Arab0.2%(22)

Norwegian0.2%(22)

Croatian0.2%(21)

Hungarian0.2%(21)

Greek0.2%(19)

Subsaharan African0.2%(19)

Iraqi0.1%(12)

West Indian0.1%(12)

Jamaican0.1%(12)

Egyptian0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(5)

Lebanese0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.8 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married40.5%(1,876)

Married41.5%(1,920)

Widowed4.8%(222)

Divorced13.3%(614)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(1,418)

Married40.4%(1,929)

Widowed14.8%(708)

Divorced15%(714)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.1%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% 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)16.8%(98)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47%(275)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19%(111)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 585 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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