CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Centerville

Ohio · 21,082 residents · 11.0 sq mi

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With 21,082 people, Centerville is a city in Ohio. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 58% more than in Ohio as a whole. The median age is 37.9, about 5 years above the US median. Households take in $45,424 a year at the median, 51% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.7% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% 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

21,082

−8%vs 2000

vs 23,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(1,191)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,411)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,197)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,370)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,292)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,157)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(3,380)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.8%(2,908)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(2,070)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(979)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(507)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,424

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,892 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,790

−28%vs 2000

vs $30,210 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$111,300

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$529

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $641 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(21,063)

Black2.9%(672)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(272)

Asian3.2%(728)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(20,413)

Black0.7%(146)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(95)

Asian2%(420)

Other0.5%(103)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(776)

Puerto Rican1.5%(374)

Central American0.8%(213)

Salvadoran0.5%(117)

Guatemalan0.4%(91)

South American0.1%(18)

Argentine0.1%(13)

Peruvian0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(195)

Chinese0.5%(114)

Vietnamese0.3%(83)

Pakistani0.1%(32)

Japanese0.1%(22)

Korean0.1%(18)

Thai0.1%(16)

Malaysian0.1%(14)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Cambodian0%(11)

Ancestry

German29.5%(7,432)

English13.6%(3,436)

Irish13.2%(3,319)

American5.8%(1,474)

Italian4.9%(1,243)

Scottish3.3%(823)

Polish3%(766)

French2.1%(525)

Dutch1.7%(429)

Arab1.6%(411)

Subsaharan African1.6%(394)

Hungarian1.2%(293)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.1%(281)

Norwegian0.8%(198)

Greek0.7%(171)

Welsh0.7%(164)

Swedish0.6%(152)

Slovak0.5%(124)

Lithuanian0.5%(121)

Swiss0.4%(111)

British0.4%(97)

Czech0.3%(83)

Nigerian0.3%(78)

Russian0.3%(76)

Ukrainian0.3%(73)

Austrian0.3%(72)

Danish0.3%(69)

Lebanese0.3%(64)

French Canadian0.2%(61)

Iranian0.2%(61)

Latvian0.2%(59)

Iraqi0.2%(58)

West Indian0.2%(56)

Slovene0.2%(49)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(22)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Barbadian0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Romanian0%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.3%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married32.1%(3,243)

Married57.2%(5,773)

Widowed3.5%(351)

Divorced7.2%(731)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(2,181)

Married50.4%(5,692)

Widowed15.7%(1,773)

Divorced14.5%(1,638)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)34.1%(662)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(557)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.2%(701)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(122)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.1%(80)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,939 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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