Celina is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 43,317 people and two associated neighborhoods, Celina is the 176th largest community in Texas. Celina has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Celina, where the median household income is $155,875.00. Celina home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Celina real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Celina is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Celina is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Celina who work in management occupations (15.36%), sales jobs (9.49%), and computer science and math (8.90%). Also of interest is that Celina has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Celina telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 33.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Celina is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Celina really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Celina perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Celina, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.23 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Celina. 54.32% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Celina in 2022 was $57,828, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $231,312 for a family of four. Celina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Celina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Celina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Celina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Celina include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. In addition, Celina has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.87%). The most common language spoken in Celina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
