Centreville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,971 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Centreville is the 286th largest community in Illinois.

Centreville is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Centreville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Centreville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.22%), sales jobs (11.11%), and food service (9.25%).

Centreville, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Centreville Information and Demographics

In Centreville, just 9.46% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Centreville in 2000 was $11,150, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $44,600 for a family of four.

The people who call Centreville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Centreville is African-American, followed by White.

The most common language spoken in Centreville is English.