Center, TX
Census place 4813732 · pop 5,271
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median 26.5% · worse than most cities
40.3% of adults · Adults with no leisure-time physical activity.
U.S. median 24.3% · worse than most cities
12.3% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 9.3% · worse than most cities
23.1% of adults · Adults 18–64 without health insurance.
U.S. median 36.5% · worse than most cities
44.1% of adults · Share of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30).
U.S. median 14.6% · worse than most cities
19.9% of adults · Share of adults who currently smoke.
U.S. median 12.1% · worse than most cities
26.1% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median 90.0% · worse than most cities
83.4% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
U.S. median $67,857 · worse than most cities
$48,293 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median 17.4% · worse than most cities
20.1% of adults · Adults reporting frequent poor mental health (14+ days a month).
U.S. median 0.43 · worse than most cities
Gini 0.50 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median 0.99% · worse than most cities
1.77% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median 67.2% · worse than most cities
56.5% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median 3.6% · worse than most cities
4.2% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median +2.4% · worse than most cities
+0.4% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 77/100 · better than most cities
72/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 24 min · better than most cities
16 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median $214,900 · better than most cities
$83,300 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
Not measured for Center: Crime, Air, Bad air, Property crime, Rent. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is Center, TX a good place to live?
- By the numbers, Center scores 33/100 — a F (Bad) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 17 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is housing cost and its weakest is physical inactivity. Texas overall ranks #38 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is Center, TX expensive to live in?
- Center has a median home value of $83,300 — more affordable than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in Center, TX?
- Its weakest measured area is physical inactivity (40.3%) — 2/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is Center, TX best at?
- Its strongest measured area is housing cost ($83,300) — 99/100, better than most U.S. cities.
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.