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Center, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Center is a Census city of 562 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Oliver County. Median household income is $77,083, 97.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $375,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Center
What Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,175 plus or minus 288
- County holding the largest share of its areaOliver County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Center
- Population562 plus or minus 138
- Median age36.8 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 18176 plus or minus 56
- Share under 1831.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over26.0 percent
- Households211
- Family households178 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families84.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Center
- Median household income$77,083 plus or minus $17,288
- Per capita income$32,841
- Civilian labor force207 plus or minus 68
- Employed206 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over372
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Center
- Housing units268
- Occupied units211
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate21.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Owner occupied205
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate97.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$204,100
- Single family units218
- Share single family81.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute190 plus or minus 64
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled13.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Center
SBA loans in Center (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$375,000
- Average approval$187,500
- Median approval$187,500
- Largest approval$335,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term138 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Center, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Center (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$862,000
- Average approval$287,333
- Median approval$307,000
- Largest approval$360,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Center, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Center
- NFIP communityCity of Center
- NFIP community number380078
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/05/90
The City of Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380078 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oliver County, not Center
Oliver County context, not Center figures
- Establishments in Oliver County47
- Covered employment, Oliver County706
- Average annual pay, Oliver County$91,626
- Housing units permitted, Oliver County7
Every figure in this section is published for Oliver County as a whole and is not a measurement of Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Center, North Dakota?
562, in 211 households. Center city covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 1,175 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Center in?
Oliver County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Center?
$77,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Center businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $375,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $187,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $862,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Center, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Center borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Center. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Center, city of, community 380078, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oliver County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Center.
Is zoning published for Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.