About Center Point

Center Point is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,877 people and just one neighborhood, Center Point is the 104th largest community in Iowa. Center Point has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Center Point, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.3% of Center Point's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Center Point is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Center Point who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.18%), sales jobs (8.56%), and management occupations (5.55%).

Also of interest is that Center Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Center Point is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Center Point a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Center Point has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Center Point's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Center Point is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Center Point, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.08% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Center Point doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Center Point Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Center Point who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.72% of the adults in Center Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Center Point in 2000 was $20,913, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,652 for a family of four.

The people who call Center Point home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Center Point is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Center Point include German, English, Irish, Czech, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Center Point is English.