Center is home to 562 people in North Dakota. 97% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 1%. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 3.2%, under the national 12.5%. The typical home is worth $204,100, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 115%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Center
What changed most since 1990
White share95.1% → 99.3%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants81.5% → 97.2%(+15.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population851 → 562(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
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)28.6%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.4%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 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, decade by decade
Center 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
851
$68,102
$124,324
14.0%
11.7
2000
678
$75,427
$94,908
15.9%
15.0
2010
571
$90,311
$106,167
14.3%
14.2
2020
588
$52,875
$178,412
21.6%
23.0
2024
562
$77,083
$204,100
23.9%
1.8
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.
