Centralia's Living Circumstances

Centralia School District Overview

Centralia College located in Centralia School District area. A total of 9,831 households are located in Centralia School District area. Among them, 2,819 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.19 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,928 and 5,918 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6.05% (1,491) of residents are non-citizens and 13.40% (3,303) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Centralia School District, Washington
Household	9,831
Population	24,649
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,819 (28.67%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,928
Total Students	5,918
Pre-Kindergarten	376
Kindergarten	193
Grade 1-8	2,961
Grade 9-12	1,184
College/Graduate School	1,204
Veterans	19,060
Non-citizen	1,491
Non-English Home Language	3,303
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

19,758 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,968 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,903 people are in civilian labor force and 65 are in armed labor force. 10,094 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Centralia School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,960	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,065	80.97%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,170	11.75%
Public transportation	29	0.29%
Walked	333	3.34%
Other method	46	0.46%
Worked from home	317	3.18%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,094	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,405	23.83%
Service	2,453	24.30%
Sales and office	2,285	22.64%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,289	12.77%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,662	16.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,094	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	304	3.01%
Construction	805	7.98%
Manufacturing	1,026	10.16%
Wholesale trade	256	2.54%
Retail trade	1,648	16.33%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	478	4.74%
Information	141	1.40%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	306	3.03%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	695	6.89%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,084	20.65%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,360	13.47%
Other services, except public administration	300	2.97%
Public administration	691	6.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,094	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,679	76.07%
Government workers	1,712	16.96%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	703	6.96%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $62,107 for the 9,831 households in Centralia School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $27,807. 22,596 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.56%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,831	-
Less than $10,000	727	7.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	531	5.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,269	12.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	860	8.75%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,691	17.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,857	18.89%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,268	12.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,047	10.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	384	3.91%
More than $200,000	197	2.00%
Median Household Income	$47,780	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$62,107	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,767	-
Less than $10,000	312	5.41%
$10,000 - $14,999	154	2.67%
$15,000 - $24,999	491	8.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	354	6.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	947	16.42%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,219	21.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,026	17.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	754	13.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	343	5.95%
More than $200,000	167	2.90%

Median Family Income	$61,257	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,504	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,807	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,327	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,327	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,680	-
With health insurance coverage	22,596	91.56%
Public coverage	12,656	51.28%
Private health insurance	13,904	56.34%
Without health insurance coverage	2,084	8.44%

Housing

There are 10,525 housing units in Centralia School District area, Washington with 9,831 units (93.41%) occupied. 5,876 houses (59.77%) are occupied by owner and 3,955 houses (40.23%) are rented. The average housing value is $178,000 and the average rental cost is $877. 69 houses (0.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,166 houses (30.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,525	-
Occupied	9,831	93.41%
Owner Occupied	5,876	59.77%
Renter Occupied	3,955	40.23%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,799	64.60%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	169	1.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,289	21.75%
Mobile Homes	1,255	11.92%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	13	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,525	-
Built 2014 or later	69	0.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	219	2.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,204	11.44%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,543	14.66%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,030	9.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,761	16.73%
Built 1960 - 1969	789	7.50%
Built 1950 - 1959	744	7.07%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,166	30.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,525	-
1 room	283	2.69%
2 rooms	373	3.54%
3 rooms	950	9.03%
4 rooms	1,636	15.54%
5 rooms	2,394	22.75%
6 rooms	1,825	17.34%
7 rooms	1,424	13.53%
8 rooms	815	7.74%
9 rooms or more	825	7.84%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,525	-
no bedroom	301	2.86%
1 bedroom	1,144	10.87%
2 bedrooms	3,316	31.51%
3 bedrooms	4,267	40.54%
4 bedrooms	1,156	10.98%
5 bedrooms or more	341	3.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,876	-
Less than $50,000	573	9.75%
$50,000 - $99,999	448	7.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,177	20.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,144	19.47%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,500	25.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	751	12.78%
$500,000 - $999,999	270	4.59%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.22%
Median House Value	$178,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,839	-
Less than $500	609	15.86%
$500 - $999	1,887	49.15%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,057	27.53%
$1,500 - $1,999	144	3.75%
$2,000 - $2,499	98	2.55%
$2,500 - $2,999	8	0.21%
$3,000 or more	36	0.94%
Median Rental Costs	$877	-

Demographic

A total of 24,994 people lives in Centralia School District area, Washington with 12,418 male and 12,576 female. The males to female ratio is 49.68 to 50.32. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,994	-
Male	12,418	49.68%
Female	12,576	50.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,994	-
Under 5 years	1,507	6.03%
5 - 9 years	1,630	6.52%
10 - 14 years	1,750	7.00%
15 - 19 years	1,556	6.23%
20 - 24 years	1,603	6.41%
25 - 34 years	3,171	12.69%
35 - 44 years	3,031	12.13%
45 - 54 years	2,903	11.61%
55 - 59 years	1,526	6.11%
60 - 64 years	1,651	6.61%
65 - 74 years	2,604	10.42%
75 - 84 years	1,402	5.61%
85 years and older	660	2.64%
Median Age	38.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,994	-
One Race	23,760	95.06%
White	22,341	89.39%
Black or African American	100	0.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.22%
Asian	435	1.74%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	91	0.36%
Other	738	2.95%

Two or more races	1,234	4.94%
White and Black or African American	118	0.47%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	364	1.46%
White and Asian	177	0.71%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.06%