Centralia, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,669 (Urban population: 3,607 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 62 (all nonfarm))

Centralia, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,652 (1,501 occupied: 1,045 owner occupied, 456 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	30%

Housing density: 653 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $415 (lower quartile is $307, upper quartile is $462)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $335

Median gross rent in Centralia, MO in 2007: $556

Housing units in Centralia with a mortgage: 607 (87 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 348

Centralia,MO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,670 (it was $62,900 in 2000)

Centralia:	$89,670
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,375 - $128,319

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $99,413
Here: $99,413
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $53,950
Here: $53,950
State: $185,799

Mobile homes: $17,119
Here: $17,119
State: $37,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,646

In family households: 3,164 (789 male householders, 251 female householders)
830 spouses, 1,197 children (1,078 natural, 35 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 482 (155 male householders (149 living alone)), 288 female householders (261 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 84 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 446 2-persons, 250 3-persons, 249 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 27 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

753 married couples with children.
263 single-parent households (46 men, 217 women).

97.9% of residents of Centralia speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 11 (0.3%)
(27.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Centralia, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 111 5 rooms: 322 6 rooms: 277 7 rooms: 161 8 rooms: 72 9 or more rooms: 79

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Centralia, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 123 5 rooms: 127 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 114
1980 to 1989: 113
1970 to 1979: 234
1960 to 1969: 329
1950 to 1959: 254
1940 to 1949: 162
1939 or earlier: 323

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Centralia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 234 3 bedrooms: 710 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Centralia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 199 3 bedrooms: 107 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Centralia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 328 2 vehicles: 488 3 vehicles: 130 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Centralia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 236 2 vehicles: 148 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Centralia, MO:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 75
$60,000 to $69,999: 118
$70,000 to $79,999: 91
$80,000 to $89,999: 93
$90,000 to $99,999: 100
$100,000 to $124,999: 144
$125,000 to $149,999: 108
$150,000 to $174,999: 69
$175,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 to $249,999: 24
$250,000 to $299,999: 10
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Centralia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Centralia:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 51
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 42
$400 to $449: 67
$450 to $499: 63
$500 to $549: 42
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 21
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Centralia, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.3%
Number of people working at home: 87 (5.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 220
5 to 9 minutes: 383
10 to 14 minutes: 128
15 to 19 minutes: 61
20 to 24 minutes: 146
25 to 29 minutes: 178
30 to 34 minutes: 241
35 to 39 minutes: 31
40 to 44 minutes: 97
45 to 59 minutes: 104
60 to 89 minutes: 0
90 or more minutes: 7

Centralia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,351 (80%)
Carpooled: 199 (12%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 34 (2%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 87 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 104
$10,000 to $14,999: 127
$15,000 to $19,999: 129
$20,000 to $24,999: 151
$25,000 to $29,999: 132
$30,000 to $34,999: 109
$35,000 to $39,999: 119
$40,000 to $44,999: 132
$45,000 to $49,999: 87
$50,000 to $59,999: 119
$60,000 to $74,999: 156
$75,000 to $99,999: 78
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 870

German: 487

English: 253

Irish: 203

Other groups: 156

European: 72

Scotch-Irish: 61

Norwegian: 32

French (except Basque): 27

Scottish: 27

Italian: 22

Swiss: 19

Danish: 16

Polish: 13

Swedish: 13

British: 8

Czechoslovakian: 6

Dutch: 6

Lithuanian: 6

Czech: 5

Canadian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (100%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2851
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 451
South: 211
West: 144

52% of Centralia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 82
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 469
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 111
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 108
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 105
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 674
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 129
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 115
Master's degree: 34
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,563
Black householders: $98,272
Two or more races householders: $49,345

Centralia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Centralia household income for Black householders

Centralia marital status for males

Centralia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,663
Black or African American householders: $78,407
Two or more races householders: $231,659

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,289
One, attached: 18
Two: 47
3 or 4: 172
5 to 9: 17
Mobile homes: 109

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,065

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Centralia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (32%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	5.1%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	6.5%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	35.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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