Centralia, WA Demographic Data
Centralia, WA Summary
Centralia is located in Lewis County in Washington
- Population: 16,381
- Area: 7.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,168.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 173.88 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Centralia, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,455
51%
50.8
Male
8,274
50%
49.2
Total Population
16,729
323,128,000
Centralia, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,310
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,071
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
915
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
928
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,322
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,440
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,770
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,970
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
938
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
921
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,399
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
989
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
756
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,961
77.5%
77.2
Female
6,713
51.8%
51.3
Male
6,248
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,202
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,558
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,144
18.8%
15.2
Female
1,800
57.3%
55.8
Male
1,344
42.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Centralia, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,888
95.0%
96.8
White
15,424
92.2%
72.6
Black or African American
81
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
92
0.5%
0.8
Asian
121
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
16
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
68
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
37
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
170
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
841
5.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,767
16.5%
17.8
Mexican
2,262
13.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
189
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
316
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,962
83.5%
82.2
Centralia, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
491
4.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,500
13.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,308
29.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,912
26.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,257
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,065
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
650
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,991
17.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,192
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,715
15.3%
31.2
Centralia, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,955
29.4%
33.7%
Now Married
5,529
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,286
17.0%
11.0%
Separated
372
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,291
9.6
5.8%
Centralia, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,281
86.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,138
13.9%
21.6%
Spanish
1,912
12.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
165
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
53
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.1%
1.1%
Centralia, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
662
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
509
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
946
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
885
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,197
18.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,052
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
685
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
534
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
136
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
46
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
40,102
57,617
Per capita income
20,762
31,128
Centralia, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
257
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
847
13.1%
9.8
Construction
291
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,318
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
260
4.0%
6.6
Information
75
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
688
10.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
207
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
526
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
372
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,119
17.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
279
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
247
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
652
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,528
23.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,231
19.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,554
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,521
23.5%
18.1%
Centralia, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,332
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,981
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
646
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
100
1.6%
5.1
Walked
131
2.1%
2.7
Other means
78
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
396
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.9
26.6
Centralia, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
685
10.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,537
38.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,119
31.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,311
19.7%
21.0
Centralia, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,652
90.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,401
51.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,251
48.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
698
9.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Centralia, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,350
1 room
237
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
345
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
732
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,257
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,876
25.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,327
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
457
6.2%
12.0
8 rooms
508
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
611
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Centralia, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,350
1-unit, detached
4,575
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
145
2.0%
5.9
2-units
90
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
473
6.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
358
4.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
396
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
678
9.2%
9.0
Mobile home
635
8.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Centralia, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,142
29.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
495
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
592
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
599
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
876
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
700
9.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
998
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
840
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
91
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.2%
1.4%
Centralia, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,493
22.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
40
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
4,706
70.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
373
5.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
36
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Centralia, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,834
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
9
0.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
1.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
84
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
286
15.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
630
34.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
807
44.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
723
39.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
245
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
181
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
194
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
491
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Centralia, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,199
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
86
2.7%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
158
4.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
528
16.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
773
24.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,654
51.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
52
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
819
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
339
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
342
10.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
313
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
372
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
284
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,520
47.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
81
0.0%
0.0%
Centralia, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,401
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
468
13.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
462
13.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
789
23.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
835
24.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
683
20.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
128
3.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
148,900
205,000
