Central City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,800 people and two associated neighborhoods, Central City is the 78th largest community in Kentucky.Central City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Central City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Central City who work in office and administrative support (18.57%), healthcare (12.20%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.60%). Central City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Central City has a very low overall level of education: only 9.60% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Central City in 2022 was $29,339, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,356 for a family of four. However, Central City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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.
