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Alabama·Cherokee County
2 tracts·4K people·$158K median·349/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Centre is $158,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Centre has 3,700 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 59.3; the population is 88.4% White, 7.5% Black, 3.4% Multiracial, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Centre Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (53%); Centre Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (45%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $594/month, 62% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Centre is $44,664 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Centre, median rent is $594/month and the median home value is $158,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Centre reported 2.4 violent crimes and 41.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Centre are tornado (99), drought (97) and inland flooding (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Centre scores 7.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).