COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kennard vs Palestine
PLACE A
Kennard, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Palestine, Texas
Kennard is 99% smaller than Palestine. Kennard earns more, with a median household income $37,519 higher. Palestine has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -19%).
KENNARDPALESTINEDIFFERENCE
Total population28519,555−99% vs Palestine
Population density2201,005−785
Population growth-19.3%-0.9%−18.4 pts
Median age31.035.7−4.7
Male48.9%51.2%−2.4 pts
Female51.1%48.8%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.4%45.8%+28.7 pts
Black8.5%26.7%−18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%24.0%−23.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other16.3%3.4%+12.9 pts
Median household income$82,500$44,981+$37,519
Per capita income$24,060$28,699−$4,639
Poverty rate18.5%17.6%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.484−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%16.6%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree2.3%5.5%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation47.8%61.7%−13.9 pts
Median home value$105,000$166,000−$61,000
Median gross rent$1,125$1,062+$63
Owner-occupied61.5%54.8%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.9%13.0%+41.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.5%−48.5 pts
Average commute32.120.7+11.4
Worked from home5.2%5.4%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured19.3%19.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025