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6 tracts·14K people·$166K median·732/mi²
White 46 · Black 27 · Hispanic 24 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 33 · Other 26
Retail 33 · Health 30 · Leisure 16 · Professional 9 · Public admin 5 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Service 24 · Production · transport 20 · Construction · maintenance 18 · Sales · office 13
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Palestine is $166,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Palestine has 19,136 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 45.8% White, 26.7% Black, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Multiracial, 1.0% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.8 people; 16.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.6% (Census ACS).
WESTWOOD EL (35%) and SOUTHSIDE EL (33%) lead the elementary schools; PALESTINE J H (45%), STORY INT (38%) and WESTWOOD J H (21%) lead the middle schools; PALESTINE H S (51%) and WESTWOOD H S (31%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,062/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Palestine is $44,981 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Palestine, median rent is $1,062/month and the median home value is $166,000 (Census ACS).
Palestine reported 4.5 violent crimes and 15.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palestine are tornado (97), lightning (93) and strong wind (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Palestine, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).