southwest to Monticello, and southwest to Baton Rouge. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of Central is , of which is land and , or 0.44%, is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 29,565 people, 10,233 households, and 7,781 families residing in the city. At the 2019 American Community Survey, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 86.9% non-Hispanic white, 8.5% Black and African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% some other race, 1.1% two or more races, and 2.7% Hispanic and Latin American of any race. The median age among its population was 39.5, and there was a median income of $80,015, making Central one of the most wealthy communities in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. Government and infrastructure The municipal government only has three direct employees: the mayor, an assistant, and an administrative officer. The remainder of city services are contracted to private companies. The municipal government's only source of revenue, as of 2015, is a 2% sales tax. This was instituted at its incorporation and, since that time, had not been revised. The school district and fire department are funded separately and instituted independent taxing districts. The city government does not pay to maintain many of the roads as they are owned by the State of Louisiana and/or East Baton Rouge Parish. The Police Department has only a small number of officers on duty at any given time with a majority of law enforcement being done by the East Baton Rouge Sheriffs Office and the Louisiana State Police. The Central Fire Protection District #4 operates fire stations and provides fire protection services. East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services provides emergency ambulance services and is operated by the city-parish. The U.S. Postal Service operates the Central Post Office and the Greenwell Springs Post Office. Education Primary and secondary schools Public schools Residents are zoned to the Central Community School District. The city's public schools are: Bellingrath Hills Elementary Tanglewood Elementary Central Intermediate Central Middle School Central High School The schools were acquired from the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools in 2007. Prior to the acquisition: Bellingrath Hills Elementary School served a section of eastern Central. Tanglewood Elementary School served a section of western Central. Other schools serving Central included Greenbrier Elementary School, Northeast Elementary School, and White Hills Elementary School. Central Middle School served a large section of