COMPARING TWO PLACES
Centre vs Gadsden
PLACE A
Centre, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Gadsden, Tennessee
Centre is 727% larger than Gadsden. Gadsden earns more, with a median household income $15,475 higher.
CENTREGADSDENDIFFERENCE
Total population3,912473+727% vs Gadsden
Population density334422−88
Population growth2.8%-0.2%+3.0 pts
Median age59.343.2+16.1
Male43.4%47.5%−4.1 pts
Female56.6%52.5%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.7%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%77.1%+11.3 pts
Black7.5%19.6%−12.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%1.3%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.4%1.3%+2.1 pts
Median household income$44,664$60,139−$15,475
Per capita income$35,218$32,074+$3,144
Poverty rate21.1%19.3%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.370+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%7.6%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree5.5%4.7%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%3.7%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation35.4%49.2%−13.9 pts
Median home value$158,400$153,700+$4,700
Median gross rent$594$775−$181
Owner-occupied70.3%65.9%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%12.8%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%19.4%+21.6 pts
Average commute23.829.0−5.2
Worked from home15.8%1.7%+14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.5%16.6%−10.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025