Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Center spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The rate of college-level education in Center is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.75% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Center in 2022 was $27,101, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,404 for a family of four. However, Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Center also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Center is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Center also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Center include Irish, Italian, German, Acadian/Cajun, and English.
The most common language spoken in Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
