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!) Centerville 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. Centerville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Centerville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Centerville may be for you.
One downside of living in Centerville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Centerville, the average commute to work is 34.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Centerville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Centerville, just 9.72% 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 21.84%.
The per capita income in Centerville in 2018 was $24,643, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,572 for a family of four. However, Centerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Centerville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Centerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centerville include English, German, European, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Centerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
