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Center Line, MI
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Center Line profile


Living in Center Line



Center Line is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,533 people and two associated neighborhoods, Center Line is the 133rd largest community in Michigan.

Also of interest is that Center Line has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Center Line does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Center Line with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.74% of adults in Center Line have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Center Line in 2022 was $31,938, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,752 for a family of four. However, Center Line contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Center Line is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Center Line home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Center Line residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Center Line include Irish, German, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Center Line is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Vietnamese.