Washington · Census place 11160
Centralia city, WA
Quick answer
Centralia city has 18,457 residents, ranking #78 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $52,387, the median home is worth $267,600 and median gross rent runs $1,003 a month.
- Population
- 18,457Centralia city residents
- Median household income
- $52,387Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $267,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,003Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.5%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 23% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 58.5% 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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