Commercial Real Estate Market in Center, TX
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
53 active listings and 815 off-market properties in Center, TX.
Market Trends
Center, TX spans 356.9 square miles in Shelby County, Texas. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Center, TX runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Center, TX runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Center, TX runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Center, TX runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Commercial 55.1%
- Industrial 15.8%
- Residential 13.8%
- Agricultural 12.8%
- Open space 2.2%
- Planned_development 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Single Family Residential District 1
Manufacturing Industrial Light And Heavy
General Commercial
Single Family Residential District 2
Agricultural
Center, TX zones 5,466 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 55.1% of zoned land, residential 13.8%, open space 2.2% and industrial 15.8%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential District 1 at 33.1%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 70.9% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Single Family Residential District 1 (SF-1)
SECTION 10 SF-1 -- SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - 1 10.1. General Purpose and Description The Single Family Residential District - 1 is designed to accommodate the standard single family residential development. The district can be appropriately located in proximity to multifamily residential areas and certain neighborhood local retail and office uses.…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Center, TX has 13,060 residents in 5,753 households. Density runs 37 people per square mile. Median household income here is $54,007 and median gross rent $935 a month.
13,060
Population
5,753
Households
2.3
Avg Household Size
39
Median Age
14%
College-Educated
82%
High-School Grad
356.9 sq mi
ZIP Area
37
Density / Sq Mi
$54,007
Median Household Income
$31,286
Median Earnings
$935
Median Rent
$118,100
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Center?
Center, TX zones 5,466 acres across 12 districts, of which 55.1% is commercial and 15.8% industrial. The largest single district is Single Family Residential District 1 at 33.1% of zoned land. SECTION 10 SF-1 -- SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - 1 10.1. General Purpose and Description The Single Family Residential District - 1 is designed to accommodate the standard single family residential development. The district can be appropriately located in proximity to multifamily residential areas and certain neighborhood local retail and office uses.… Residential zoning covers 13.8% and open space 2.2%.
Where does Realmo's Center market data come from?
Realmo compiles Center, TX figures from 49 active sale listings, 4 active lease listings, 815 tracked off-market properties, the current Center zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 49 active for-sale and 4 active for-lease listings in Center, TX. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 5,466 zoned acres across 12 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
