Demographics of Central city, Louisiana

Central city, Louisiana had 30,313 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +748 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Central city, in four figures

30,313
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,783 ±48.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +748 people.; 40.4 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,554 ±$13,282
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.

Central city, Louisiana's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Central city, Louisiana'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Central city, Louisiana's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Central city, Louisiana'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	29,565	100.0	100.0
2021	29,592	100.1	100.2
2022	29,794	100.8	100.7
2023	29,972	101.4	101.6
2024	30,237	102.3	102.5
2025	30,313	102.5	103.1

Population of Central city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,565	—
2021	29,592	+27
2022	29,794	+202
2023	29,972	+178
2024	30,237	+265
2025	30,313	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±2.0: for men 39.8 ±2.3 and for women 41.5 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Central city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	1,626 ±365	5.5% ±1.2	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,081 ±766	20.4% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,146 ±522	7.2% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,882 ±814	23.1% ±2.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,574 ±895	25.4% ±3.0	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,474 ±725	18.4% ±2.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,554 ±$13,282, and income per person $43,056 ±$2,721, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Central city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,200 ±308	10.4% ±2.6	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,819 ±599	15.8% ±5.2	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,720 ±434	15.0% ±3.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,671 ±406	14.5% ±3.5	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,145 ±379	18.7% ±3.2	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,614 ±469	14.0% ±4.0	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,327 ±317	11.5% ±2.7	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Central city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,602 ±504	5.4% ±1.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	145 to 685	1.9% to 8.9%	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	737 ±294	5.3% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	450 ±189	5.5% ±2.2	15.2% ±0.3	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 Central city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Central city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	12,372 ±594	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.2	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.8% ±1.6	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.2% ±3.1	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$288,700 ±$18,351	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,309 ±$101	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±4	1983 ±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 Central city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,660 ±654	5.6% ±2.2	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,558 ±1,154	79.1% ±3.9	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,915 ±1,029	9.8% ±3.5	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 246	0% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,479 ±470	5.0% ±1.6	3.8% ±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 Central city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	24,272 ±1,050	81.5% ±3.5	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,927 ±986	16.5% ±3.3	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 374	0.1% to 1.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	137 to 629	0.5% to 2.1%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 291	0.2% to 1.0%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 423	0% to 1.4%	2.9% ±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%.

Central city among the places of Louisiana

13th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Central city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Monroe city	47,004 ±43
Alexandria city	44,060 ±69
Prairieville CDP	35,238 ±2,072
Marrero CDP	32,540 ±1,988
Houma city	32,392 ±78
Central city	29,783 ±48
Slidell city	28,561 ±54
Laplace CDP	28,343 ±1,162
New Iberia city	27,571 ±54
Terrytown CDP	24,726 ±1,990
Chalmette CDP	22,616 ±1,017

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026