COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centerville vs Gardner
PLACE A
Centerville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Centerville is 83% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $8,351 higher. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
CENTERVILLEGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,58921,483−83% vs Gardner
Population density334974−640
Population growth-3.1%5.2%−8.3 pts
Median age43.443.7−0.3
Male50.1%51.7%−1.6 pts
Female49.9%48.3%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born3.0%7.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%77.6%+11.6 pts
Black2.8%4.0%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%10.7%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other1.8%5.2%−3.4 pts
Median household income$59,167$67,518−$8,351
Per capita income$28,558$37,215−$8,657
Poverty rate9.6%13.7%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%23.8%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.0%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%7.0%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation51.8%58.8%−7.1 pts
Median home value$213,400$301,600−$88,200
Median gross rent$907$1,109−$202
Owner-occupied68.4%58.9%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%5.8%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%47.4%−21.1 pts
Average commute33.630.5+3.1
Worked from home9.0%13.3%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured8.8%2.8%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025