Celina vs Melissa

A side-by-side comparison of Celina and Melissa: population, income, housing, and more.

Celina and Melissa are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Celina has the higher population (27,141 vs 17,497 in Melissa). Celina has the higher median household income ($155,875 vs $137,875 in Melissa). Celina has the higher median home value ($458,000 vs $430,300 in Melissa).

Population, income & housing

	Celina	Melissa
Population	27,141	17,497
Median age	36.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$155,875	$137,875
Median home value	$458,000	$430,300
Median gross rent	$2,064	$2,341
Housing units	8,879	5,481
Homeownership rate	93.2%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Celina	Melissa
Population	11,116 → 27,141 (+144.2%)	9,487 → 17,497 (+84.4%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $155,875 (+25.3%)	$118,348 → $137,875 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$318,300 → $458,000 (+43.9%)	$307,700 → $430,300 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,628 → $2,064 (+26.8%)	$2,098 → $2,341 (+11.6%)

Celina

Population

11,11627,141

Median household income

$124,375$155,875

Median home value

$318,300$458,000

Median gross rent

$1,628$2,064

Melissa

Population

9,48717,497

Median household income

$118,348$137,875

Median home value

$307,700$430,300

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Celina	Melissa
Under 5	4.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	23.1%	24.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	9.1%
35 to 44	19.1%	20.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	17.4%
55 to 64	7.5%	7.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	3.6%
75 and over	2.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Celina	Melissa
White (non-Hispanic)	53.3%	60.0%
Black or African American	11.1%	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	11.9%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Celina	Melissa
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	14.1%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Celina	Melissa
Drove alone	59.3%	56.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	13.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.3%	29.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Celina	Melissa
1-unit, detached	96.2%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Celina	Melissa
Poverty rate	6.1%	2.6%
Average household size	3.23	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	2012	2015