COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wells vs Palestine
PLACE A
Wells, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Palestine, Texas
Wells is 95% smaller than Palestine. Wells earns more, with a median household income $19,269 higher. Wells has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
WELLSPALESTINEDIFFERENCE
Total population89319,555−95% vs Palestine
Population density4661,005−539
Population growth8.0%-0.9%+8.9 pts
Median age31.135.7−4.6
Male53.1%51.2%+1.9 pts
Female46.9%48.8%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.8%45.8%+23.0 pts
Black15.7%26.7%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%24.0%−22.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other14.3%3.4%+10.9 pts
Median household income$64,250$44,981+$19,269
Per capita income$22,944$28,699−$5,755
Poverty rate42.1%17.6%+24.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.484+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%16.6%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree1.4%5.5%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%7.0%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation30.9%61.7%−30.8 pts
Median home value$140,600$166,000−$25,400
Median gross rent$510$1,062−$552
Owner-occupied45.4%54.8%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%13.0%+13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households16.9%48.5%−31.6 pts
Average commute22.120.7+1.3
Worked from home0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured26.3%19.1%+7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025