Demographics of Centralia city, Washington

Centralia city, Washington had 19,375 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +988 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Centralia city, in four figures

19,375
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,830 ±39.; +5.4%
Change since July 2020: +988 people.; 39.0 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,219 ±$12,919
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.

Centralia city, Washington's population grew 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Centralia city, Washington'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

Centralia city, Washington's population grew 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Centralia city, Washington'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	18,387	100.0	100.0
2021	18,792	102.2	100.2
2022	18,842	102.5	100.7
2023	18,974	103.2	101.6
2024	19,062	103.7	102.5
2025	19,375	105.4	103.1

Population of Centralia city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,387	—
2021	18,792	+405
2022	18,842	+50
2023	18,974	+132
2024	19,062	+88
2025	19,375	+313

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±2.4: for men 36.1 ±3.9 and for women 42.5 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Centralia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,135 ±287	6.0% ±1.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,426 ±385	12.9% ±2.0	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,847 ±353	9.8% ±1.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,278 ±544	28.0% ±2.9	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,243 ±495	22.5% ±2.6	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,901 ±468	20.7% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,219 ±$12,919, and income per person $31,407 ±$2,172, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Centralia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	1,587 ±313	20.1% ±3.9	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,150 ±428	27.2% ±5.3	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,031 ±191	13.1% ±2.4	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,030 ±225	13.0% ±2.8	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,231 ±257	15.6% ±3.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	631 ±171	8.0% ±2.1	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	234 ±110	3.0% ±1.4	18.5% ±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 Centralia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	3,621 ±697	19.6% ±3.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	775 ±347	22.3% ±9.4	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,155 ±567	21.4% ±5.3	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	347 to 1,035	14.0% ±6.7	9.3% ±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 Centralia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Centralia city	Washington	United States
Housing units	8,121 ±317	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±1.9	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 4.3%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±4.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±4.9	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$318,200 ±$17,153	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,084 ±$83	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±3	1985 ±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 Centralia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,702 ±568	19.7% ±3.0	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,631 ±660	72.4% ±3.5	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	53 to 359	0.3% to 1.9%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	298 ±133	1.6% ±0.7	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	56 to 200	0.3% to 1.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	23 to 307	0.1% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	669 ±163	3.6% ±0.9	6.8% ±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 Centralia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	10,946 ±644	58.1% ±3.4	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,839 ±656	31.0% ±3.5	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	82 to 314	0.4% to 1.7%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,847 ±359	9.8% ±1.9	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	673 ±174	3.6% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,174 ±367	6.2% ±1.9	7.9% ±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%.

Centralia city among the places of Washington

78th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Centralia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ellensburg city	20,874 ±52
Silverdale CDP	20,685 ±962
Port Angeles city	20,118 ±30
Salmon Creek CDP	20,017 ±1,101
Monroe city	19,755 ±43
Centralia city	18,830 ±39
Anacortes city	17,966 ±50
Fairwood CDP (King County)	17,856 ±1,201
Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP	17,638 ±1,454
West Richland city	17,586 ±26
Washougal city	17,490 ±41

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 21 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 24 Places in Washington by median age
No. 73 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 85 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 150 Places in Washington by median rent

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

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