Center Line is a city of 8,463 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $156,600. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 4,830 people per square mile. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,703, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 18%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Center Line
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.9% → 31.6%(+30.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share96.8% → 48.9%(−47.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$138,484 → $156,600(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
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)29.6%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.9%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.3%(88)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 348 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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Over time
Center Line, decade by decade
Center Line population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,026
$54,621
$138,484
8.0%
7.9
2000
8,531
$57,705
$190,909
6.1%
17.2
2010
8,257
$47,211
$161,552
14.3%
40.4
2020
8,552
$54,796
$122,174
14.2%
69.4
2024
8,463
$54,703
$156,600
16.7%
80.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
