COMPARING TWO PLACES
Athens vs Palestine
PLACE A
Athens, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Palestine, Texas
Athens is 84% smaller than Palestine. Athens earns more, with a median household income $8,019 higher.
ATHENSPALESTINEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,20519,555−84% vs Palestine
Population density1,8271,005+822
Population growth-3.0%-0.9%−2.1 pts
Median age47.035.7+11.3
Male57.0%51.2%+5.8 pts
Female43.0%48.8%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born2.6%9.2%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%45.8%+43.5 pts
Black1.3%26.7%−25.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%24.0%−18.9 pts
Asian2.5%0.1%+2.4 pts
Other1.9%3.4%−1.5 pts
Median household income$53,000$44,981+$8,019
Per capita income$39,293$28,699+$10,594
Poverty rate12.8%17.6%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.484−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%16.6%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree11.4%5.5%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%7.0%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation57.4%61.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$167,200$166,000+$1,200
Median gross rent$842$1,062−$220
Owner-occupied40.6%54.8%−14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%13.0%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households26.7%48.5%−21.9 pts
Average commute19.120.7−1.6
Worked from home2.5%5.4%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%2.2%−1.6 pts
Uninsured7.6%19.1%−11.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025