Centralia

  1. Centralia Legal Resources
  2. Centralia Statistics
  3. Centralia Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Centralia Employment Information
  5. Centralia Family Information
  6. Centralia Education Information
  7. Centralia Public Benefits Information
  8. Centralia Criminal Information
  9. Centralia Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Centralia Zip Codes


Centralia Legal Resources Back to top

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Centralia Legal Code

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Centralia Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,771
  • Land Area (2000): 129.823 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.413 square kilometers
Centralia Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 13,331 2002 15,179 2005 15,456
2000 13,636 2003 15,065 2006 15,669
2001 14,977 2004 15,158 2007 15,708

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Houses (2000): 8,436
Centralia Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 16,014 80.66%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 49 0.25%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,791 19.09%

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Centralia Employment Information Back to top
Centralia Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 525 12.08%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 410 9.43%
3. Educational Services 259 5.96%
4. Public Administration 232 5.34%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 227 5.22%
6. Wood Manufacturing 182 4.19%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 159 3.66%
8. Health Care 158 3.63%
9. Metal Manufactuing 139 3.20%
10. Truck Transportation 126 2.90%
11. Repair and Maintenance 106 2.44%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 105 2.42%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 105 2.42%
14. Food Manufacturing 94 2.16%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 90 2.07%
16. Mining 90 2.07%
17. Utilities 84 1.93%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 81 1.86%
19. Other Transportation 80 1.84%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 74 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 634 17.67%
2. Educational Services 451 12.57%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 272 7.58%
4. Public Administration 224 6.24%
5. Social Assistance 175 4.88%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 154 4.29%
7. Finance and Insurance 151 4.21%
8. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 125 3.48%
9. Private Household Services 90 2.51%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 90 2.51%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 87 2.42%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 80 2.23%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 78 2.17%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 74 2.06%
15. Department and Other General Stores 73 2.03%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 67 1.87%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 48 1.34%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 43 1.20%
19. Apparel Manufacturing 40 1.11%
20. Food Manufacturing 38 1.06%

Centralia Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 267 6.14%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 224 5.15%
3. Other Production Occupations 220 5.06%
4. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 207 4.76%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 205 4.72%
6. Other Management Occupations 163 3.75%
7. Carpenters 158 3.63%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 151 3.47%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 150 3.45%
10. Other Construction Trades 149 3.43%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 146 3.36%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 138 3.17%
13. Other Installation / Maintenance 134 3.08%
14. Agricultural Workers 109 2.51%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 108 2.48%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 96 2.21%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 80 1.84%
18. Construction Laborers 77 1.77%
19. Computer Specialists 70 1.61%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 62 1.43%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 242 6.74%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 186 5.18%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 173 4.82%
4. Cashiers 171 4.77%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 155 4.32%
6. Secretaries and Admins 142 3.96%
7. Child Care Workers 140 3.90%
8. Other Personal Care, Not child care 136 3.79%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 131 3.65%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 124 3.46%
11. Other Management Occupations 116 3.23%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 114 3.18%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 109 3.04%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 89 2.48%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 87 2.42%
16. Registered Nurses 85 2.37%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 83 2.31%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 82 2.29%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 74 2.06%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 72 2.01%

Centralia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,125 46.52%
15-35 hours 1,785 11.65%
1-14 hours 456 2.98%
No regular hours 5,951 38.85%

Centralia Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 526 7.03%
5 AM-5:29 AM 311 4.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 346 4.63%
6 AM-6:29 AM 475 6.35%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 807 10.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM 935 12.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,308 17.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM 608 8.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 388 5.19%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 296 3.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 286 3.82%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 129 1.73%
Noon-3:59 PM 608 8.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM 455 6.08%

Centralia Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 402 5.38%
5-9 1,368 18.29%
10-14 1,760 23.54%
15-19 1,375 18.39%
20-24 692 9.25%
25-29 328 4.39%
30-34 535 7.15%
35-39 62 0.83%
40-44 143 1.91%
45-59 266 3.56%
60-89 254 3.40%
At least 90 293 3.92%

Centralia Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 27 0.36% 5,898 78.87%
30-44 24 0.32% 716 9.57%
45-59 0 0.00% 266 3.56%
At least 60 0 0.00% 547 7.31%

Centralia Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 44 0.57%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,166 15.06%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,929 76.60%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 28 0.36%
Color 4 Box Other 43 0.56%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 51 0.66%
Color 6 Box Walked 217 2.80%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 262 3.39%

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Centralia Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,820 (19,360 people)
Families (2000): 5,047 (15,402 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,729
People at same address in 1995: 9,614
Centralia Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 918 11.74%
$10,000-$14,999 766 9.80%
$15,000-$19,999 746 9.54%
$20,000-$24,999 587 7.51%
$25,000-$29,999 530 6.78%
$30,000-$34,999 704 9.00%
$35,000-$39,999 426 5.45%
$40,000-$44,999 463 5.92%
$45,000-$49,999 433 5.54%
$50,000-$59,999 680 8.70%
$60,000-$74,999 617 7.89%
$75,000-$99,999 533 6.82%
$100,000-$124,999 175 2.24%
$125,000-$149,999 51 0.65%
$150,000-$199,999 72 0.92%
$200,000 or more 119 1.52%

Centralia Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,265 29.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,201 28.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 381 4.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,062 13.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 71 0.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 943 12.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 34 0.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 455 5.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 189 2.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 8 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 133 1.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Centralia Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,365 25.75%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,704 12.98%
Public Assistance 520 2.50%
Retirement 1,603 7.69%
Self Employment 868 4.17%
Social Security 2,644 12.69%
Supplemental Security 526 2.52%
Wage / Salary 5,176 24.84%
Other 1,431 6.87%

Centralia Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,222 56.76%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,693 43.24%

Centralia Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 768 10.39%
Color 1 Box Married 4,330 58.55%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,042 27.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 255 3.45%

Centralia Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,083 13.20%
Color 1 Box Married 4,316 52.61%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,497 18.25%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,307 15.93%

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Centralia Education Information Back to top
Centralia Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,010 6.90%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,339 15.97%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,331 29.58%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,897 26.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,214 8.29%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,107 7.56%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 746 5.09%

Centralia Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 175 0.89% 96 0.49% 271 1.37%
Kindergarten 169 0.85% 8 0.04% 177 0.90%
Grades 1-4 934 4.72% 158 0.80% 1,092 5.52%
Grades 5-8 1,147 5.80% 94 0.48% 1,241 6.28%
Grades 9-12 1,152 5.83% 61 0.31% 1,213 6.14%
Undergrad college 732 3.70% 99 0.50% 831 4.20%
Graduate or professional school 37 0.19% 45 0.23% 82 0.41%
Total 4,346 21.98% 561 2.84% 4,907 24.82%

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Centralia Public Benefits Information Back to top
Centralia Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 16,368 84.04%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,109 15.96%

Centralia Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Centralia Criminal Information Back to top
Centralia Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 3.751 1.425 0.000 1.350 6.526 0.450 15.678 71.488 5.401 93.016
2000 4.033 1.393 0.000 1.393 6.820 0.587 14.154 73.555 5.647 93.943
2001 4.006 0.801 0.000 0.868 5.675 0.601 12.085 57.755 4.340 74.781
2002 3.623 0.593 0.132 1.581 5.929 0.395 12.847 56.328 5.534 75.104
2003 2.722 0.797 0.000 1.128 4.647 0.730 12.214 56.953 8.231 77.398
2004 3.760 1.385 0.000 1.122 6.267 0.198 14.514 76.197 7.191 97.902
2005 2.782 0.970 0.000 0.906 4.658 0.647 16.822 62.565 9.252 88.639
2006 3.574 0.574 0.000 0.830 4.978 0.638 10.722 45.121 6.637 62.480
2007 4.775 0.509 0.064 0.955 6.303 0.446 10.695 48.638 3.756 63.089

Centralia Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 28
2005 7 29
2006 6 30
2007 7 31

Centralia Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,327
2000 1,374
2001 1,205
2002 1,230

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Centralia Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Centralia Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,798 14.15%
10-19 Years 2,951 14.93%
20-29 Years 2,481 12.55%
30-39 Years 2,438 12.33%
40-49 Years 2,809 14.21%
50-59 Years 2,064 10.44%
60-69 Years 1,474 7.46%
70-79 Years 1,484 7.51%
80-89 Years 1,054 5.33%
90+ Years 218 1.10%

Centralia Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,486 47.98%
Color 1 Box Female 10,285 52.02%

Centralia Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,145 86.72%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,785 9.03%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 335 1.69%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 201 1.02%
Color 2 Box Asian 178 0.90%
Color 1 Box African-American 61 0.31%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 48 0.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 18 0.09%

Centralia Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,576 21.70%
2. English 2,363 14.34%
3. Irish 2,145 13.02%
4. United States Or American 1,112 6.75%
5. Norwegian 916 5.56%
6. Swedish 855 5.19%
7. French Non-Basque 804 4.88%
8. Scottish 592 3.59%
9. Scotch Irish 459 2.79%
10. Italian 437 2.65%

Centralia Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,545 90.15%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,428 7.78%
3. German 76 0.41%
4. Other Native North American 39 0.21%
5. French 32 0.17%
6. Scandinavian 26 0.14%
7. Japanese 26 0.14%
8. Other Slavic 21 0.11%
9. Hindi 21 0.11%
10. Laotian 20 0.11%

Centralia Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,544 93.40%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 316 1.59%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 994 5.01%

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Centralia Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Centralia Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
98531