Celestine, IN Demographics

Population 1,482 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Celestine

Household size in Celestine

Household size, people per household
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–102.572.572.68
2010–142.802.592.73
2015–192.822.572.71
2020–242.602.542.65
Change+0.03−0.03−0.03
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Households in Celestine average 2.60 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65).

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Celestine

Median age, years
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–1041.637.537.7
2010–1436.138.438.6
2015–1939.939.139.6
2020–2445.639.340.1
Change+4.0+1.7+2.3
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Celestine skews older: half of its residents are older than 45.6, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 41.6, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Celestine

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–102.8%11.8%12.3%
2010–149.2%12.0%12.3%
2015–195.8%11.6%11.6%
2020–247.7%11.7%11.6%
Change+4.9 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 7.7% of households in Celestine, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Celestine

Renters in Celestine

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–108.5%28.5%33.3%
2010–1416.4%30.5%35.6%
2015–192.8%30.9%36.0%
2020–243.3%29.4%34.8%
Change−5.2 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Celestine is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 3.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 42.4% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Celestine

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–104.2%11.2%11.4%
2010–1416.6%11.2%11.4%
2015–196.5%10.9%11.1%
2020–248.7%9.3%9.6%
Change+4.6 pts−2.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Celestine is close to the national rate: 8.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Celestine

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–10198019721974
2010–14197819731975
2015–19199019741977
2020–24198119771980
Change+1+5+6
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The typical home in Celestine was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Celestine

Rent, per month
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–10$602$763$965
2010–14$577$819$1,040
2015–19$708$903$1,213
2020–24$948$1,146$1,571
Change+$346+$384+$606
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Rent in Celestine runs $948 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 11.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Celestine

Bachelor's degrees in Celestine

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–1013.0%23.8%28.4%
2010–1414.4%24.6%29.6%
2015–1925.5%27.1%32.1%
2020–2426.3%30.0%35.6%
Change+13.3 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are less common in Celestine than nationally: 26.3% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Celestine

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–1091.2%86.5%84.9%
2010–1492.1%87.7%86.1%
2015–1991.1%88.7%87.7%
2020–2494.7%89.9%89.3%
Change+3.5 pts+3.4 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Celestine: 94.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Celestine

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCelestineIndianaU.S.
2006–105.6%8.4%8.1%
2010–143.4%8.9%9.4%
2015–191.8%4.9%5.6%
2020–241.4%4.3%5.4%
Change−4.3 pts−4.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Celestine has been low: just 1.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Celestine compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Celestine2.6045.67.7%3.3%8.7%1981$94826.3%94.7%1.4%
Schnellville2.4844.88.1%8.2%5.6%1981$95328.6%93.4%0.1%
Dubois2.6740.514.9%12.3%5.7%1984$92922.1%88.9%0.0%
Birdseye2.3746.811.0%13.3%17.8%1986$78215.5%91.2%1.2%
St. Anthony2.5543.410.3%12.1%9.4%1985$92129.1%93.0%4.3%
Dubois Crossroads2.6339.416.0%22.7%7.7%1984$90720.8%83.9%0.0%
Mentor2.4341.914.3%20.5%5.8%1982$85210.2%88.4%1.8%
St. Marks2.3545.410.5%17.0%7.9%1983$96633.0%90.3%0.2%
Riceville2.1252.77.3%24.4%27.3%1988$60710.6%90.3%1.9%
Kellerville2.4242.08.2%30.0%13.6%1982$81318.8%77.8%0.0%
Wickliffe2.3549.711.0%9.7%36.3%1989$69320.9%93.2%1.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Celestine. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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