Central City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,744 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 service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Central City who work in office and administrative support (15.67%), law enforcement and fire fighting (10.84%), and healthcare (9.28%). Being a small city, Central City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Central City ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.69% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Central City in 2022 was $24,345, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,380 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, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Central City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
