What is the population of Centralia city?

Centralia city has 4,615 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #156 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Centralia city?

Median household income in Centralia city is $51,868 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Centralia city?

Median gross rent is $723 a month and the median home value is $165,600, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.

Is Centralia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Centralia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Centralia, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Centralia, Missouri (Centralia, MO — Census place “Centralia city”) is 4,615 residents, ranking #156 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $51,868, the median home is worth $165,600 and median gross rent runs $723 a month. Looking for the Centralia Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Centralia, MO: 65240.

Population: 4,615Centralia city residents
Median household income: $51,868Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $165,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $723Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 45.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.2%Owner-occupied households

Centralia ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Centralia.

The Centralia MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

65240

What the numbers mean in Centralia city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Centralia city median would spend about 16.7% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 69.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Centralia city, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Centralia city is a small town in Missouri, with 4,615 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #156 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 45.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Centralia city earn a median of $51,868 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Centralia city is valued at $165,600, 45.4% below the national figure and 9% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $723 a month, 48.6% below the national figure, or roughly $8,676 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Centralia city?: Centralia city has 4,615 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #156 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Centralia city?: Median household income in Centralia city is $51,868 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Centralia city?: Median gross rent is $723 a month and the median home value is $165,600, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.
Is Centralia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Centralia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Centralia city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.