CITY · 2020 ACS

Centerville

Louisiana · 499 residents · 0.94 sq mi

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With 499 people, Centerville is a city in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $117,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $66,278

Older

median age 44.5

US median: 38.8

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 33%

More affordable

home values down 54%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $265,253

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

499

−3%vs 2021

vs 516 in 2021

2020 – 2024

Median age

44.5

−37%vs 2021

vs 70.4 in 2021

US average: 38.8

Land area

0.94 sq mi

Population, 2020 – 2024

2024685

Age distribution, 2020

Under 56.4%(32)

US avg: 5.6%

5 to 98%(40)

US avg: 6.1%

10 to 145.6%(28)

US avg: 6.5%

15 to 194.8%(24)

US avg: 6.6%

20 to 244.4%(22)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.8%(59)

US avg: 13.5%

35 to 449.4%(47)

US avg: 12.7%

45 to 5413.2%(66)

US avg: 12.3%

55 to 6418.4%(92)

US avg: 13.1%

65 to 749.2%(46)

US avg: 10%

75 to 847.4%(37)

US avg: 4.9%

85 and over1.2%(6)

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$53,227

US average: $66,278

2020 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,818

+53%vs 2021

vs $18,162 in 2021

US average: $35,364

Households earning $100K+

12.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2021

vs 19.5% in 2021

US average: 43.9%

Poverty rate

12.1%

−27.5 ptsvs 2021

vs 39.5% in 2021

US average: 12.8%

Workforce by industry, 2020

Finance & insurance29.9%

US avg: 5.5%

Professional, scientific, technical29.9%

US avg: 4.7%

Retail trade27.7%

US avg: 10%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing16.1%

US avg: 1.7%

Manufacturing16.1%

US avg: 0.5%

Arts, entertainment, food5.8%

US avg: 2%

Information5.1%

US avg: 11.1%

Construction0%

US avg: 1.2%

Wholesale trade0%

US avg: 6.7%

Transportation & warehousing0%

US avg: 2.5%

Education & health services0%

US avg: 0.8%

Other services0%

US avg: 6.6%

Public administration0%

US avg: 4.7%

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Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$117,700

−54%inflation adjusted, since 2021

vs $267,400 in 2021

US average: $265,253

2020 – 2024

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−8.8 ptsvs 2021

vs 81.6% in 2021

27.2% rent

Persons per household

1.92 people

−3%vs 2021

vs 1.98 people in 2021

US average: 2.61

Afford Score

2.2

2020 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2021

White, non-Hispanic100%(516)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

2020

White, non-Hispanic84.4%(421)

Black8.4%(42)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Ancestry

French41.1%(136)

American11.5%(38)

French Canadian3%(10)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−32.4 ptsvs 2021

vs 45.5% in 2021

US average: 32.9%

High school or higher

97.3%

+3.4 ptsvs 2021

vs 93.9% in 2021

US average: 88.5%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−38.0 ptsvs 2021

vs 38.7% in 2021

US average: 12.7%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.2 min

+51%vs 2021

vs 19.3 min in 2021

US average: 26.9

Drive alone to work

70.1%

−15.2 ptsvs 2021

vs 85.2% in 2021

US average: 75.1%

No vehicle available

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 8.4%

Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 5.4%

Labor force participation

47.1%

+20.8 ptsvs 2021

vs 26.3% in 2021

US average: 63.4%

Women 20-64 in the labor force

59.6%

US average: 73.3%

Management & professional

21.9%

+15.3 ptsvs 2021

vs 6.6% in 2021

US average: 39.3%

Section 08

People & community

Male

54.4%

+12.9 ptsvs 2021

vs 41.5% in 2021

Female

45.6%

−12.9 ptsvs 2021

vs 58.5% in 2021

Foreign born

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 13.5%

Uninsured

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 8.8%

Computer in household

88.4%

US average: 91.9%

Same house as last year

100.0%

US average: 86.2%

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(86)

Married66.7%(172)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married12%(41)

Married68.8%(236)

Widowed5.2%(18)

Divorced14%(48)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2021

vs 0.0% in 2021

US average: 8.8%

Employer-based

67.4%

US average: 55.4%

Direct-purchase

6.9%

US average: 13.7%

Medicare

34.4%

US average: 17.6%

Medicaid

3.3%

US average: 20.0%

VA health care

0.0%

US average: 2.3%

Any private

74.3%

US average: 68.1%

Any public

37.8%

US average: 35.2%

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, 2020

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 20.6%

Gulf War (1990s)48.8%(21)

US avg: 21.4%

Vietnam era51.2%(22)

US avg: 35.2%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 7.6%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 43 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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