COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centralia vs Topeka
PLACE A
Centralia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Topeka, Indiana
Centralia is 100% smaller than Topeka. Topeka earns more, with a median household income $39,125 higher. Topeka has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -50%).
CENTRALIATOPEKADIFFERENCE
Total population41,229−100% vs Topeka
Population density17761−745
Population growth-50.0%4.6%−54.6 pts
Median age36.532.1+4.4
Male100.0%52.3%+47.7 pts
Female0.0%47.7%−47.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%82.8%+17.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%14.1%−14.1 pts
Median household income$23,750$62,875−$39,125
Per capita income$23,111$26,307−$3,196
Poverty rate0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0990.379−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Labor force participation100.0%68.1%+31.9 pts
Median home value$65,000$141,700−$76,700
Median gross rent$0$916−$916
Owner-occupied100.0%66.7%+33.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households–10.0%–
Average commute78.517.3+61.2
Worked from home0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%25.3%−25.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025