Tennessee · Census place 12420
Centerville, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Centerville, Tennessee (Centerville, TN — Census place “Centerville town”) is 3,543 residents, ranking #147 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $51,250, the median home is worth $205,100 and median gross rent runs $849 a month. Looking for the Centerville Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Centerville, TN: 37033.
- Population
- 3,543Centerville town residents
- Median household income
- $51,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $849Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.6%Owner-occupied households
Centerville ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Centerville.
The Centerville TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Centerville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Centerville town median would spend about 19.9% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 62.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Centerville town, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Centerville town is a small town in Tennessee, with 3,543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #147 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 48 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 Centerville town earn a median of $51,250 a year, 34.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Centerville town is valued at $205,100, 32.4% below the national figure and 7% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $849 a month, 39.6% below the national figure, or roughly $10,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% 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 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 62.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Wildwood Lake CDP 3,490
- Jasper town 3,610
- Somerville town 3,439
- Etowah city 3,621
- Dandridge town 3,426
- Gatlinburg city 3,643
- Oliver Springs town 3,384
- Camden city 3,664
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Centerville town?
- Centerville town has 3,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #147 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in Centerville town?
- Median household income in Centerville town is $51,250 a year, 34.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Centerville town?
- Median gross rent is $849 a month and the median home value is $205,100, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is Centerville town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Centerville town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Centerville town 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.