It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Centerville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Centerville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Centerville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Centerville may be for you.
One of the benefits of Centerville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Centerville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Centerville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.76% of adults in Centerville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Centerville in 2022 was $23,999, which is low income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,996 for a family of four. However, Centerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Centerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Centerville include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Centerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
