Centerton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 21,525 people and two associated neighborhoods, Centerton is the 25th largest community in Arkansas. Centerton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Centerton, where the median household income is $104,464.00. Centerton real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Centerton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Centerton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Centerton is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Centerton who work in management occupations (17.38%), business and financial occupations (14.61%), and sales jobs (10.11%). Also of interest is that Centerton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.27% 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. Because of many things, Centerton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Centerton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Centerton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. As is often the case in a small city, Centerton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Centerton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.35% of adults in Centerton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Centerton in 2022 was $51,075, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $204,300 for a family of four. However, Centerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Centerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Centerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Centerton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Centerton include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Centerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
