Real estate · Small-town market · Washington
Real estate businesses in the Centralia, WA area
How the Centralia, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #115 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 77
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $565.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,178 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 170
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,062
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 real estate businesses in the Centralia area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in the Centralia area spend about $565.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,178 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 70% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in the Centralia area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 253 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Centralia area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Centralia area is 62 (upper middle), #115 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Centralia area compares
The same measures for Washington and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Centralia area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 42.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 170 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 522 | 317 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +13.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,178 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,796 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 253Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 773 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Centralia area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Centralia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,062+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,916
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,194
- Median home value
- $385,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,436
- Daytime population
- 72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Centralia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Othello, WA | 67 | 15 | 23.9 | 161 | +4.3% | #68 of 536 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 63 | 77 | 21.8 | 181 | +6.3% | #106 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, WA | 62 | 77 | 23.4 | 170 | +6.7% | #115 of 536 |
| 4Shelton, WA | 62 | 67 | 25.7 | 162 | +7.8% | #118 of 536 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 58 | 70 | 22.9 | 165 | +3.0% | #153 of 536 |
| 6Port Angeles, WA | 49 | 91 | 26.0 | 152 | +1.1% | #281 of 536 |
| 7Port Townsend, WA | 46 | 54 | 33.0 | 123 | +2.7% | #316 of 536 |
| 8Pullman, WA | 41 | 56 | 29.9 | 125 | +1.5% | #378 of 536 |
| 9Ellensburg, WA | 41 | 93 | 46.5 | 88 | +4.2% | #382 of 536 |
| 10Oak Harbor, WA | 33 | 133 | 37.0 | 116 | −1.5% | #475 of 536 |
Other business types in the Centralia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the Centralia, WA area?
The Centralia area has 77 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Centralia, WA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $565.4M a year, or $17,178 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 77 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 70% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in the Centralia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Centralia, WA area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Centralia area has 23.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 170, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Centralia area would have about 131, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Centralia, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Centralia area at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in the Centralia area is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Centralia area scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #115 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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