Census-designated place · St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Cecilia, Louisiana

Cecilia is a census-designated place in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, part of the Lafayette, LA metro area. It has 1,742 residents. Cecilia, Louisiana has a quality-of-life score of 7 out of 100 (very low), ranking #14,537 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Louisiana it ranks #136 of 262 cities and towns. It ranks best on home price to income ratio (low), time spent in the emergency room (low) and effective property tax rate (low). It ranks worst on child poverty rate (high), social associations (low) and adult obesity (high).

7Very low

Quality-of-life score: #14,537 of 15,651 cities and towns
Louisiana: #136 of 262 in LA
Population: 1,742 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 822.4 /mi²
FIPS code: 2213575

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety15#13,340/15,637
Economy28#11,317/15,631
Housing40#9,040/14,977
Health5#14,762/15,609
Healthcare16#13,196/15,650
Environment30#10,798/15,453
Education23#12,011/15,649
Infrastructure9#14,246/15,650
Community8#14,434/15,651
Leisure & amenities53#7,307/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Cecilia, Louisiana ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “St. Martin Parish value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Home price to income ratio · low1.1×
99/100Louisiana 3.6×United States 4.1×2019-2023U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077High uncertainty
Time spent in the emergency room · low94 min
98/100Louisiana 135 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSt. Martin Parish value
Effective property tax rate · low0.31%
97/100Louisiana 0.55%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090High uncertainty
Pharmacies · high2.7 /10k
93/100Louisiana 2.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSt. Martin Parish value
Grocery stores · high2.7 /10k
92/100Louisiana 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSt. Martin Parish value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySt. Martin Parish value

Weaknesses

Child poverty rate · high40.7%
2/100Louisiana 25.0%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001
Social associations · low4.1 /10k
3/100Louisiana 9.4 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSt. Martin Parish value
Adult obesity · high45.9%
3/100Louisiana 42.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Frequent mental distress · high22.4%
4/100Louisiana 21.3%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Dentists · low20 /100k
4/100Louisiana 60 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSt. Martin Parish value
Loneliness · high39.3%
5/100Louisiana 37.4%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,917 (2015-2019) → 1,742 (2020-2024)
−9.1%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
23.1% (2015-2019) → 47.1% (2020-2024)
+24 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
36.6% (2015-2019) → 56.5% (2020-2024)
+20 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateWorsening
23.0% (2015-2019) → 40.6% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.1% (2015-2019) → 87.7% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Average commute timeImproving
38.3 min (2015-2019) → 20.4 min (2020-2024)
−47%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Cecilia, Louisiana improved on 0 of 5 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 5 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved0

No measure improved by more than its margin of error.

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 5 measures

Change of every measure of Cecilia, Louisiana between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Broadband subscriptions	76.1%2015-2019	87.7%2020-2024	+12 points	Within the margin of error	67%
High school diploma or higher	80.5%2015-2019	80.1%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	28%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.3912020-2024	−0.065	Within the margin of error	89%
Median household income	$49,0632015-2019	$67,1092020-2024	+37%	Within the margin of error	69%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Cecilia, Louisiana five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Cecilia, Louisiana in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Cecilia, Louisiana five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Cecilia, Louisiana itself moved +10.9 points in standing on average over the same 4 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,742 residents (±686)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−6.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,742 residents (±686)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

White41%†714
Black59%†1,028
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

1,109 residents (±403)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

No high school diploma20%†221
High school or GED41%†455
Some college15%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

535 households (±186)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $25k15%†78
$25k–50k28%†149
$50k–75k14%†74
$75k–100k19%†99
$100k–150k5.2%†28
$150k–200k20%†107
$200k or more0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

535 households (±186)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Own73%†388
Rent27%†147

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

147 households (±107)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $75050%†73
$750–1,0008.2%†12
$1,000–1,50023%†34

Home values

388 homes (±164)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $150k63%†243
$150k–250k9.5%†37
$250k–400k28%†108

Age of homes

758 homes (±226)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

2010 or later3.7%†28
2000–200916%†125
1980–199936%†270

Size of homes

758 homes (±226)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Studio6.5%†49
1 bedroom4.1%†31
2 bedrooms16%†118

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

672 workers (±316)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Drive alone80%†537
Carpool2.7%†18
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home17%†117
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

555 workers (±244)

Cecilia, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under 15 min34%†187
15–29 min31%†170
30–44 min25%†140

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Lafayette, LA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of St. Martin Parish, the county holding most of Cecilia's residents.

St. Martin Parish has 911 employer establishments, 178 for every 10,000 residents (0.72× the US rate of 248; 0.75× Louisiana's), with 10,761 paid employees at an average annual pay of $55,635. The Census Bureau also counts 5,055 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 911; 5,055 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 178; US 248 · Louisiana 236
Paid employees: 10,761
Average annual pay: $55,635; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of St. Martin Parish by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	67	13.1	0.85×About typical	300	$54,920	417
Restaurants and other eating places	52	10.2	0.55×Fewer than typical	927	$17,312	28
Ambulatory health care services	44	8.6	0.41×Fewer than typical	586	$59,623	264
Gasoline stations	33	6.5	1.99×More than typical	339	$26,487	3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	28	5.5	3.43×More than typical	620	$72,661	50
Management, scientific and technical consulting	28	5.5	0.82×About typical	48	$93,646	117
Limited-service restaurants	27	5.3	0.66×Fewer than typical	471	$16,191	10
Truck transportation	27	5.3	1.04×About typical	258	$46,860	234
Building equipment contractors	26	5.1	0.84×About typical	112	$52,705	81
Full-service restaurants	23	4.5	0.59×Fewer than typical	436	$18,261	7
Construction of buildings	22	4.3	0.57×Fewer than typical	60	$55,333	126
Services to buildings and dwellings	22	4.3	0.64×Fewer than typical	87	$25,529	507

Rank places for an industry Open St. Martin Parish

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 51,151 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Cecilia is mostly in St. Martin Parish.

See federal money in St. Martin Parish

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Cecilia, Louisiana is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Clay HigginsR-LA-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

St. Martin Parish14100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Lafayette, LA31

Other cities and towns in St. Martin Parish

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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