Celeste

Population: 1,084
Median household income: $56,458
Median home value: $160,000

Located in Hunt County, Texas, Celeste is a community with a population of 1,084. At $56,458, its median household income sits below Hunt County's $70,112.

From 2019 to 2023, Celeste's population grew 21.9% from 889 to 1,084, while its median home value rose 126.3% from $70,700 to $160,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.5% of the population. 69.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,084
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,458
Median home value: $160,000
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 329
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8891,084

Median household income

$49,063$56,458

Median home value

$70,700$160,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	889	$49,063	$70,700	$650
2020	1,124	$40,000	$72,500	$883
2021	969	$42,500	$94,400	$915
2022	974	$45,500	$116,700	$1,026
2023	1,084	$56,458	$160,000	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	8.8%
5 to 17	261	24.1%
18 to 24	146	13.5%
25 to 34	206	19.0%
35 to 44	91	8.4%
45 to 54	139	12.8%
55 to 64	56	5.2%
65 to 74	67	6.2%
75 and over	23	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	710	65.5%
Black or African American	10	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	136	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	226	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	9.5%
High school graduate	283	48.6%
Some college or associate's	181	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	49	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled20.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	263	69.6%
Carpooled	76	20.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	10.5%
15 to 29 min	146	41.6%
30 to 44 min	51	14.5%
45 to 59 min	33	9.4%
60+ min	84	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.55
Poverty rate: 23.4% (253 of 1,083)

	Count	Share
Family households	250	82.0%
Nonfamily households	55	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	305	92.7%
Vacant	24	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	230	75.4%
Renter-occupied	75	24.6%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	262	79.6%
1-unit, attached	28	8.5%
2 to 4 units	8	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4813672
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.2897, -96.1945