Centralia is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,807 people and two associated neighborhoods, Centralia is the 151st largest community in Missouri.Centralia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Centralia is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Centralia who work in office and administrative support (14.56%), teaching (11.94%), and healthcare (9.43%). Being a small city, Centralia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Centralia is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.52% of adults in Centralia have a college degree. The per capita income in Centralia in 2022 was $29,937, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,748 for a family of four. However, Centralia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Centralia is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Centralia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centralia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centralia include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Centralia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
