Illinois · Census place 12164
Centralia city, IL
Quick answer
Centralia city has 12,009 residents, ranking #198 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $47,308, the median home is worth $81,600 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 12,009Centralia city residents
- Median household income
- $47,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Centralia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Centralia city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.6% of residents and 64.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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