Centre is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,845 people and four associated neighborhoods, Centre is the 153rd largest community in Alabama. Centre real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Centre house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Centre is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Centre is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Centre who work in management occupations (20.63%), food service (12.90%), and office and administrative support (12.03%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Centre has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Centre a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Centre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Centre are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.84% of adults in Centre have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Centre in 2022 was $33,456, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,824 for a family of four. However, Centre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Centre is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Centre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centre include English, Irish, French, German, and African. The most common language spoken in Centre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Native American languages.
