Being a small city, Central City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Central City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.27% of adults in Central City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Central City in 2022 was $33,042, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,168 for a family of four. However, Central City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Central City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Central City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Central City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Central City include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Central City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
