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Palestine, TX

18,888 Population
19.5 square miles 970.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 39.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$26,983 ±$3,215 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: $25,793 ±$1,965
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$46,228 ±$7,535 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: $58,846 ±$4,186
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

17.5% ±4.5% (3,237  ±826) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 17.1% † 7,975 (±2.7% / ±1,247)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

22.6 minutes ±3.1 (183,180  ±28,529) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 24.6 474,125 (±1.7 / ±37,136)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

6,930 ±525 Number of households
  • the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 17,142 ±421
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.7 ±0.2 (18,452  ±29) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 2.7 46,664 (±0.1 / ±193)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

5.5% ±2.7% (251  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 3.9% † 373 (±1.3% / ±122)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

7,891 ±442 Number of housing units
  • the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 20,474 ±76
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$153,400 ±$25,217 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: $173,400 ±$11,600
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

15.4% ±3.7% (2,857  ±687.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 16.1% † 9,244 (±2.1% / ±1,209.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

89.6% ±7.3% (11,007  ±1,004.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 86% 35,898 (±3.7% / ±1,579.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
16.3% ±3.2% (1,998  ±406.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 14.5% 6,069 (±1.4% / ±591.2)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

9.3% ±3.2% (1,756  ±610) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 6.5% 3,770
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

6.4% ±1.5% (901  ±210) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Palestine, TX Micro Area: 7.8% † 3,644 (±0.9% / ±429)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
901 Total veterans ±210 837 Male ±185 64 Female ±66

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