Centralia, WA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison

2023 Population

83,925

1.53% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/APatty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AMaria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.4

0% 1-year change

2023 Employed Population

35,277

2.28% 1-year growth

About

N/A

None of the households in Centralia, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Centralia, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Centralia, WA was 2 cars per household.

Centralia, WA borders Aberdeen, WA, Longview, WA, Olympia-Tumwater, WA, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, and Yakima, WA.

United States Washington

Economy

The economy of Centralia, WA employs 35.3k people. The largest industries in Centralia, WA are Retail Trade (4,282 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,134 people), and Manufacturing (3,074 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($99,455), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($77,989), and Finance & Insurance ($63,750).

Males in Washington have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,054. The income inequality in Washington (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

35.3k

2023 Value

± 1,430

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 5.47%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Centralia, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,092 people), Management Occupations (3,646 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,725 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Centralia, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

35.3k

2023 Value

± 1,430

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 5.47%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Centralia, WA, are Retail Trade (4,282 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,134 people), and Manufacturing (3,074 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Centralia, WA, though some of these residents may live in Centralia, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Y-Axis

N/A%

Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$217k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$187k
Manufacturing
$151k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

N/APatty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

N/AMaria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'concat')

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Centralia, WA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Centralia, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

The following map shows all of the counties in Centralia, WA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'label')

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Centralia, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Centralia, WA is from Centralia, WA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Centralia, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.6%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Worked At Home (8.56%)

In 2023, 73.6% of workers in Centralia, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (8.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Centralia, WA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.46% of the workforce in Centralia, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Centralia, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Centralia, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Centralia, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Centralia, WA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Centralia, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Centralia, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

MSA

Washington

State

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA