COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centralia vs Beatrice
PLACE A
Centralia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Beatrice, Alabama
Centralia is 98% smaller than Beatrice. Beatrice earns more, with a median household income $13,542 higher. Beatrice has grown faster since 2000 (-32% vs -50%).
CENTRALIABEATRICEDIFFERENCE
Total population4194−98% vs Beatrice
Population density17143−127
Population growth-50.0%-32.2%−17.8 pts
Median age36.540.6−4.1
Male100.0%35.7%+64.3 pts
Female0.0%64.3%−64.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%26.4%+73.6 pts
Black0.0%73.6%−73.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$23,750$37,292−$13,542
Per capita income$23,111$24,020−$909
Poverty rate0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0990.506−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation100.0%35.4%+64.6 pts
Median home value$65,000$80,800−$15,800
Median gross rent$0$608−$608
Owner-occupied100.0%87.3%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%42.2%−42.2 pts
Rent-burdened households–0.0%–
Average commute78.59.5+69.0
Worked from home0.0%22.0%−22.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025