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Palestine, TX Urban Area

18,496 Population
15.2 square miles 1,217.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.6 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$23,126 ±$1,887 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$43,844 ±$6,876 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

17.3% ±4.6% (3,138  ±840) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

20.8 minutes ±2.8 (166,520  ±26,789) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

6,918 ±569 Number of households
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.6 ±0.2 (18,117  ±490) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.5% ±3.6% (260  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

7,734 ±537 Number of housing units
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$125,100 ±$18,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

14.8% ±3.8% (2,681  ±,697.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

88.3% ±6.4% (10,416  ±,943.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
14.8% ±2.7% (1,749  ±,333.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

7.5% ±2.9% (1,389  ±534) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6.1% ±1.6% (822  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
822 Total veterans ±214 797 Male ±204 25 Female ±41

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