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Centralia School District

Centralia School District is a unified school district in Washington with a community population of 25,669. The median household income is $62,998 and the median age is 40.7.

25,669

Population

179

People / sq mi

$62,998

Median Income

40.7

Median Age

Centralia School District covers 143 sq mi of land at 179.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White80.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian62.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%

Economy & Income

$62,998

Median Household Income

$32,865

Per Capita Income

13.5%

Poverty Rate

2.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$344,500

Median Home Value

$1,099

Median Rent

65.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

90.0%

High School+

21.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Centralia School District serves a community with a population of 25,669 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Washington.

The median household income in Centralia School District is $62,998, with a per capita income of $32,865. The poverty rate is 13.5%.

Centralia School District is 80.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 62.0% Asian, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Centralia School District, 90.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 21.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Centralia School District is $344,500, with a median rent of $1,099. The homeownership rate is 65.6%.

Data for Centralia School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5301140).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.