COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centralia vs Manhattan
PLACE A
Centralia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Manhattan, Illinois
Centralia is 100% smaller than Manhattan. Manhattan earns more, with a median household income $104,772 higher. Manhattan has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs -50%).
CENTRALIAMANHATTANDIFFERENCE
Total population410,943−100% vs Manhattan
Population density171,621−1,604
Population growth-50.0%33.1%−83.1 pts
Median age36.532.8+3.7
Male100.0%47.5%+52.5 pts
Female0.0%52.5%−52.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%80.0%+20.0 pts
Black0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$23,750$128,522−$104,772
Per capita income$23,111$47,385−$24,274
Poverty rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0990.369−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%35.0%−35.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation100.0%76.6%+23.4 pts
Median home value$65,000$332,600−$267,600
Median gross rent$0$1,213−$1,213
Owner-occupied100.0%88.3%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–54.9%–
Average commute78.537.5+41.0
Worked from home0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025