Demographics of Centerville city, Iowa

Centerville city, Iowa had 5,327 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −80 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Centerville city, in four figures

5,327
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,372 ±19.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −80 people.; 40.9 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,563 ±$9,258
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.

Centerville city, Iowa's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Centerville city, Iowa'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

Centerville city, Iowa's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Centerville city, Iowa'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	5,407	100.0	100.0
2021	5,388	99.6	100.2
2022	5,357	99.1	100.7
2023	5,347	98.9	101.6
2024	5,341	98.8	102.5
2025	5,327	98.5	103.1

Population of Centerville city, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,407	—
2021	5,388	−19
2022	5,357	−31
2023	5,347	−10
2024	5,341	−6
2025	5,327	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±4.6: for men 38.0 ±2.6 and for women 47.3 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Centerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	335 ±116	6.2% ±2.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	730 ±138	13.6% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	491 ±136	9.1% ±2.5	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,252 ±202	23.3% ±3.8	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,359 ±205	25.3% ±3.8	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,205 ±211	22.4% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,563 ±$9,258, and income per person $27,925 ±$3,188, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Centerville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	668 ±168	27.0% ±6.5	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	611 ±186	24.7% ±7.3	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	523 ±144	21.1% ±5.6	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	300 ±108	12.1% ±4.3	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	202 ±96	8.2% ±3.8	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	54 to 226	2.2% to 9.1%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 58	0.1% to 2.3%	8.6% ±0.2	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 Centerville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	1,114 ±315	21.3% ±6.0	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	331 ±114	31.1% ±8.8	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	603 ±176	21.8% ±5.8	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	90 to 270	13.0% ±6.0	8.8% ±0.2	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 Centerville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Centerville city	Iowa	United States
Housing units	2,878 ±147	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±3.8	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±5.2	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.9% ±6.5	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.1% ±6.1	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$103,000 ±$9,804	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$755 ±$73	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1946 ±8	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Centerville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	99 to 379	1.8% to 7.1%	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,809 ±125	89.5% ±2.3	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 2.1%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 126	0.7% to 2.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	185 ±82	3.4% ±1.5	3.5% ±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 Centerville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	3,858 ±271	71.8% ±5.0	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,384 ±261	25.8% ±4.9	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51 to 209	0.9% to 3.9%	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 109	0% to 2.0%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 148	0.1% to 2.8%	3.3% ±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%.

Centerville city among the places of Iowa

79th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Places of Iowa near Centerville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Spirit Lake city	5,518 ±16
Red Oak city	5,510 ±22
Sheldon city	5,474 ±99
Winterset city	5,416 ±18
Algona city	5,377 ±26
Centerville city	5,372 ±19
Clarinda city	5,353 ±17
Manchester city	5,191 ±24
Sergeant Bluff city	5,171 ±32
Cherokee city	5,154 ±38
Glenwood city	5,144 ±35

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Iowa by median age
No. 1 Places in Iowa by poverty rate
No. 50 Places in Iowa by median rent
No. 52 Places in Iowa by homeownership rate
No. 55 Places in Iowa by median household income
No. 62 Places in Iowa by per capita income

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