Being a small city, Central City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Central City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.27% of adults in Central City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Central City in 2022 was $33,042, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,168 for a family of four. However, Central City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Central City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Central City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Central City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Central City include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Central City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
