Central, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Central is 4th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Central is 4th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Size in square miles

Central is 7th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Home ownership rate

Central is 8th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - White

Central is 11th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Central is 12th in Louisiana out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Central is 14th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Income per household

Central is 15th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Households

Central is 16th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Housing units

Central is 18th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Income per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	27,548	12th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	62.2	4th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	431.6	103rd	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	96th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.0%	85th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.9%	35th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.2%	11th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.3%	43rd	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	89.3%	8th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.3%	92nd	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	54th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	73rd	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	88th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	96th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	88th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.2%	4th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	51.0%	78th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.0%	87th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	10,574	16th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.0%	92nd	18.1%	25.9%
Households	10,233	15th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	85.5%	7th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$165,300	21st	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	54th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Central	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$29,458	18th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$62,616	14th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.1%	100th	18.4%	14.3%

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