Centerville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 3,561 people and three associated neighborhoods, Centerville is the 160th largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.05% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Centerville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Centerville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Centerville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Centerville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Centerville, just 9.49% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Centerville in 2022 was $28,558, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,232 for a family of four. However, Centerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Centerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centerville include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Centerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.