Demographics of Center city, Texas

Center city, Texas had 5,246 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −65 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Center city, in four figures

5,246
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,271 ±26.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −65 people.; 33.3 ±5.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,293 ±$11,954
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Center city, Texas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Center city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Center city, Texas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Center city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,311	100.0	100.0
2021	5,296	99.7	100.2
2022	5,280	99.4	100.7
2023	5,280	99.4	101.6
2024	5,270	99.2	102.5
2025	5,246	98.8	103.1

Population of Center city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,311	—
2021	5,296	−15
2022	5,280	−16
2023	5,280	0
2024	5,270	−10
2025	5,246	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±5.7: for men 35.2 ±6.5 and for women 29.6 ±5.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Center city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	408 ±199	7.7% ±3.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,247 ±356	23.7% ±6.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	480 ±210	9.1% ±4.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,452 ±334	27.5% ±6.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	912 ±243	17.3% ±4.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	772 ±207	14.6% ±3.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,293 ±$11,954, and income per person $21,106 ±$4,600, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Center city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	609 ±220	31.2% ±10.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	424 ±146	21.7% ±7.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	576 ±207	29.5% ±10.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	17 to 217	0.9% to 11.1%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	39 to 253	2.0% to 12.9%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 21	0% to 1.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 145	1.0% to 7.4%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Center city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,342 ±407	26.1% ±7.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	165 to 671	11.2% to 39.3%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	550 ±204	22.7% ±7.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	161 to 587	35.5% ±17.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Center city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Center city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,262 ±212	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±11.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.6% ±6.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.5% ±10.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.5% ±6.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$33,038 to $133,562	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$823 ±$254	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Center city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,325 ±382	25.1% ±7.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,988 ±418	37.7% ±7.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,573 ±303	29.8% ±5.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 436	0% to 8.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30 to 330	0.6% to 6.3%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Center city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,048 ±341	76.8% ±6.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	766 ±303	14.5% ±5.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	457 ±210	8.7% ±4.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 140	0.2% to 2.7%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	175 to 591	3.3% to 11.2%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Center city among the places of Texas

417th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Center city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sansom Park city	5,392 ±27
Argyle city	5,371 ±28
Primera town	5,344 ±21
Pilot Point city	5,332 ±17
Granite Shoals city	5,328 ±21
Center city	5,271 ±26
Brady city	5,230 ±309
Nassau Bay city	5,230 ±20
Mabank town	5,187 ±415
Breckenridge city	5,170 ±12
Giddings city	5,151 ±17

Rankings this appears in

No. 28 Places by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026