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Center, TX
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Center profile


Living in Center



Center is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,147 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Center is the 368th largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Center telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Center is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.69 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Center does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Center, just 11.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Center in 2018 was $23,437, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,748 for a family of four. However, Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Center also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.16% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Center is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Center also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Center include Irish, Italian, English, German, and African.

The most common language spoken in Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.


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