About Center Point

Center Point is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 243 people and just one neighborhood, Center Point is the 429th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Center Point was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Center Point is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Center Point is a town of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Center Point who work in office and administrative support (11.90%), sales jobs (9.82%) and healthcare (8.94%).

Center Point is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Center Point’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Center Point 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. Center Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Center Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Center Point may be for you.

One downside of living in Center Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Center Point, the average commute to work is 32.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Center Point 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.

Center Point Information and Demographics

The education level of Center Point citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.09% of adults in Center Point have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Center Point in 2010 was $24,087, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,348 for a family of four. However, Center Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Center Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Center Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Center Point include German, Italian, Hungarian, Irish and French.

The most common language spoken in Center Point is English.

Center Point, IN Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO IN*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	166.86%	4.36%	10	9
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