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Palestine, TX Urban Area

18,652 Population
15.2 square miles 1,227.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,624 ±$4,126 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,078 ±$4,306 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.9% ±4.5% (3,274  ±830) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±3 (161,520  ±27,620) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,711 ±590 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (18,202  ±562) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±3% (220  ±130) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,720 ±566 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$164,600 ±$14,746 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.2% ±4.7% (3,336  ±865) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.6% ±7.4% (10,837  ±1,027.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.8% ±3.1% (1,959  ±393) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.5% ±2.9% (1,592  ±541) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±1.6% (891  ±232) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
891 Total veterans ±232 839 Male ±212 52 Female ±63

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