Centerville is a city of 903 people in South Dakota. The median age is 48.4, about 9 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Renters pay $485 a month at the median. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $161,200, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,318, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Centerville
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$52,802 → $161,200(+205%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age45.8 → 48.4(+2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)5%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 100 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
Centerville, decade by decade
Centerville 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
887
$44,720
$52,802
14.4%
0.6
2000
910
$53,948
$91,994
15.6%
3.0
2010
882
$52,432
$93,795
17.1%
7.0
2020
918
$50,113
$104,841
30.3%
14.9
2024
903
$54,318
$161,200
25.9%
7.9
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.
