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Centre is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama. It is part of the Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled in 1936, and named as it is centrally located in the county, which in turn is named after the Native Americans (Cherokee Indians) who were the primary settlers in the area. It has a total area of 11.1 square miles. 11.0 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles is water.
Cherokee County High School, Cherokee County Career and Technology Center, Centre Middle School, and Centre Elementary School are the public schools that are run by the Cherokee County Board of Education. Manufacturing, construction, health care, social assistance and educational services are the most important contributors to the local economy. The closest hospital is the Gadsden Regional Medical Center, located about 19 miles away at Gadsden. Centre's cost of living is 12.00% lower than the country average, making living here comparatively cheaper.
The town gets about 58 inches of rain annually, with about 103 days having measurable precipitation. Snowfall is about a couple of inches annually.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
3,497 | ±22 | 3,497% | (x) |
| Male | 1,423 | ±186 | 41% | ±5 |
| Female | 2,074 | ±183 | 59% | ±5 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 69 | ±15 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 102 | ±66 | 3% | ±2 |
| 5 to 9 years | 70 | ±54 | 2% | ±2 |
| 10 to 14 years | 119 | ±68 | 3% | ±2 |
| 15 to 19 years | 308 | ±103 | 9% | ±3 |
| 20 to 24 years | 133 | ±96 | 4% | ±3 |
| 25 to 34 years | 290 | ±119 | 8% | ±3 |
| 35 to 44 years | 286 | ±116 | 8% | ±3 |
| 45 to 54 years | 621 | ±189 | 18% | ±5 |
| 55 to 59 years | 282 | ±112 | 8% | ±3 |
| 60 to 64 years | 316 | ±104 | 9% | ±3 |
| 65 to 74 years | 326 | ±122 | 9% | ±4 |
| 75 to 84 years | 384 | ±141 | 11% | ±4 |
| 85 years and over | 260 | ±130 | 7% | ±4 |
| Median age (years) | 54 | ±4 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 465 | ±138 | 13% | ±4 |
| 16 years and over | 3,163 | ±119 | 90% | ±4 |
| 18 years and over | 3,032 | ±138 | 87% | ±4 |
| 21 years and over | 2,865 | ±141 | 82% | ±4 |
| 62 years and over | 1,103 | ±184 | 32% | ±5 |
| 65 years and over | 970 | ±176 | 28% | ±5 |
| 18 years and over |
3,032 | ±138 | 3,032% | (x) |
| Male | 1,131 | ±189 | 37% | ±6 |
| Female | 1,901 | ±176 | 63% | ±6 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 60 | ±15 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
970 | ±176 | 970 | (x) |
| Male | 351 | ±109 | 36% | ±9 |
| Female | 619 | ±139 | 64% | ±9 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 57 | ±22 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
3,497 | ±22 | 3,497% | (x) |
| One race | 3,420 | ±83 | 98% | ±2 |
| Two or more races | 77 | ±80 | 2% | ±2 |
| One race |
3,420 | ±83 | 98% | ±2 |
| White | 2,953 | ±175 | 84% | ±5 |
| Black or African American | 467 | ±166 | 13% | ±5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Asian |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Asian Indian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Chinese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Filipino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Korean | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Two or more races |
77 | ±80 | 2% | ±2 |
| White and Black or African American | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 57 | ±72 | 2% | ±2 |
| White and Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
3,497 | ±22 | 3,497% | (x) |
| White | 3,010 | ±161 | 86% | ±5 |
| Black or African American | 467 | ±166 | 13% | ±5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 77 | ±80 | 2% | ±2 |
| Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 20 | ±35 | 1% | ±1 |
| Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
3,497 | ±22 | 3,497% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
20 | ±35 | 1% | ±1 |
| Mexican | 20 | ±35 | 1% | ±1 |
| Puerto Rican | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Cuban | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
3,477 | ±40 | 99% | ±1 |
| White alone | 2,953 | ±175 | 84% | ±5 |
| Black or African American alone | 467 | ±166 | 13% | ±5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Asian alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Some other race alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Two or more races |
57 | ±72 | 2% | ±2 |
| Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±1 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 57 | ±72 | 2% | ±2 |
| Total housing units | 1,627 | ±167 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
3,032 | ±138 | 3,032% | (x) |
| Male | 1,131 | ±189 | 37% | ±6 |
| Female | 1,901 | ±176 | 63% | ±6 |
