COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kirvin vs Palestine
PLACE A
Kirvin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Palestine, Texas
Kirvin is 99% smaller than Palestine. Kirvin earns more, with a median household income $44,019 higher. Palestine has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -22%).
KIRVINPALESTINEDIFFERENCE
Total population11319,555−99% vs Palestine
Population density2821,005−723
Population growth-21.7%-0.9%−20.8 pts
Median age46.635.7+10.9
Male67.7%51.2%+16.4 pts
Female32.3%48.8%−16.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%45.8%+46.5 pts
Black0.0%26.7%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%24.0%−16.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$89,000$44,981+$44,019
Per capita income$46,235$28,699+$17,536
Poverty rate7.7%17.6%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3300.484−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%16.6%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%7.0%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation72.6%61.7%+10.9 pts
Median home value$116,100$166,000−$49,900
Median gross rent$690$1,062−$372
Owner-occupied79.2%54.8%+24.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%13.0%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.5%−48.5 pts
Average commute37.920.7+17.1
Worked from home2.3%5.4%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025