Cecilia

Population: 1,517
Median household income: $63,056
Median home value: $72,700

Cecilia, a community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, has 1,517 residents. The median household income of $63,056 is above the St. Martin Parish median ($53,394).

From 2019 to 2023, Cecilia's population declined 20.9% from 1,917 to 1,517, while its median home value fell 18.2% from $88,900 to $72,700.

59.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,517
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,056
Median home value: $72,700
Median gross rent: $1,048
Housing units: 578
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9171,517

Median household income

$49,063$63,056

Median home value

$88,900$72,700

Median gross rent

$830$1,048

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,917	$49,063	$88,900	$830
2020	1,323	$51,378	$125,400	$834
2021	1,530	$57,234	$67,600	$827
2022	1,375	$70,259	$75,800	$676
2023	1,517	$63,056	$72,700	$1,048

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3423.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 642.9%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	6.7%
5 to 17	353	23.3%
18 to 24	68	4.5%
25 to 34	354	23.3%
35 to 44	146	9.6%
45 to 54	254	16.7%
55 to 64	44	2.9%
65 to 74	78	5.1%
75 and over	119	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	454	29.9%
Black or African American	1,063	70.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	220	22.1%
High school graduate	497	49.9%
Some college or associate's	218	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	30	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone94.6%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	495	94.6%
Carpooled	28	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	15.1%
15 to 29 min	218	41.7%
30 to 44 min	147	28.1%
45 to 59 min	59	11.3%
60+ min	20	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 32.4% (492 of 1,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	339	71.8%
Nonfamily households	133	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	472	81.7%
Vacant	106	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	360	76.3%
Renter-occupied	112	23.7%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	59.7%
1-unit, attached	34	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	199	34.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2213575
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.3364, -91.8479