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Most Expensive Central City Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Town Center |
| 2 | Coggon / Prairieburg |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Central City NEIGHBORHOODS Coggon / Prairieburg, Town Center
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Central City, IA Cascade, Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Hopkinton, Independence, Marion, Palo, Springville
POPULATION
3,367
| CENTRAL CITY INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 3,367 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 2,755 |
| CENTRAL CITY HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 73.39% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 17.39% |
| % VACANT | 9.22% |
| TYPE OF CENTRAL CITY HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 91.11% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 0.69% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 3.74% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 1.23% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.05% |
| OTHER | 0.18% |
| SIZE OF CENTRAL CITY HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.84% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 8.82% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 24.57% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 44.28% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 18.66% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.83% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.91% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 26.28% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 29.44% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 36.37% |
| CENTRAL CITY REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $145,300 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $426 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$74,000 | 11.27% |
| $74,001-$147,000 | 40.85% |
| $147,001-$294,000 | 36.35% |
| $294,001-$442,000 | 8.26% |
| $442,001-$589,000 | 2.08% |
| $589,001-$736,000 | 0.69% |
| $736,001-$1,104,000 | 0.20% |
| $1,104,001-$1,472,000 | 0.20% |
| > $1,472,000 | 0.10% |
| PEOPLE OF Central City | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.98% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.41% |
| 18 TO 24 | 6.80% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.80% |
| 35 TO 54 | 30.77% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.60% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.63% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 86.47% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 11.43% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $42,572 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,575 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 5.37% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (21.00%), Construction (11.17%), Healthcare (10.39%), Retail (9.56%), Agriculture (6.50%), Education (5.89%), Finance (4.72%), Wholesale (4.56%), Accomodation (4.50%), Other (4.22%), Information Technology (3.50%), Transportation (3.22%), Administration (3.11%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.28%), Public Service (2.06%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.33% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 98.87% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.03% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.00% |
| ASIAN | 0.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.00% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.10% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.36% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (30.77%), Unclassified (23.43%), United States or American (10.10%), Irish (9.92%), English (7.43%), Czech (3.45%), French (2.47%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 0.53% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (92.07%) |
Central City is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 3,367 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Central City is the 116th largest community in Iowa. Central City has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Central City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.4% of the Central City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Central City is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Central City who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.44%), sales jobs (6.50%), and management occupations (5.28%).
Central City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Central City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.43% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Central City in 2000 was $19,575, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,300 for a family of four.
The people who call Central City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Central City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Central City include German, Irish, English, Czech, and French.
The most common language spoken in Central City is English.
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