Centerville, Indiana

Population

Down 0.5% since 2020.

2,742

people, the 165th-largest of Indiana's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Indiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

87.6%

of 672 jobs located in Centerville are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$839

a month. Indiana's median is $1,062.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $291.

A $291 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Wayne County.

• $689 Tract 104
• $980 Tract 105

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$747–$1,121

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $839 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 4 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 82% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.6% to the 1,137 homes here.

2–7

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 32% less than Indiana's.

$149,200

median home value in Centerville.

• $149,200 Centerville
• $218,200 Indiana
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year