Celeste vs West Tawakoni

A side-by-side comparison of Celeste and West Tawakoni: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Tawakoni has the higher population (2,057 vs 1,084 in Celeste). Celeste has the higher median household income ($56,458 vs $55,938 in West Tawakoni). Celeste has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $64,800 in West Tawakoni).

Population, income & housing

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
Population	1,084	2,057
Median age	27.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,458	$55,938
Median home value	$160,000	$64,800
Median gross rent	$1,014	$1,304
Housing units	329	967
Homeownership rate	75.4%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
Population	889 → 1,084 (+21.9%)	1,815 → 2,057 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $56,458 (+15.1%)	$41,563 → $55,938 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $160,000 (+126.3%)	$59,200 → $64,800 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,014 (+56.0%)	$949 → $1,304 (+37.4%)

Celeste

Population

8891,084

Median household income

$49,063$56,458

Median home value

$70,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,014

West Tawakoni

Population

1,8152,057

Median household income

$41,563$55,938

Median home value

$59,200$64,800

Median gross rent

$949$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
Under 5	8.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	13.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	19.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	5.2%	18.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.2%
75 and over	2.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	73.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
No high school diploma	9.5%	30.0%
High school graduate	48.6%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
Drove alone	69.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	20.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
1-unit, detached	79.6%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	46.8%

Poverty & households

	Celeste	West Tawakoni
Poverty rate	23.4%	20.9%
Average household size	3.55	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	37	43
Median year structure built	1972	1986