Celina is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 51,661 people and two associated neighborhoods, Celina is the 176th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Celina, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Celina, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Celina’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Celina does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 33.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Celina, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Celina is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.32% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.