Palestine is a metro area of 58,439 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $185,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 6%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 55 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,068, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palestine
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.5% → 15.4%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share23.2% → 17.6%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(623)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33%(1,128)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(1,012)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(89)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,421 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Palestine, decade by decade
Palestine population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,024
$54,570
$101,763
9.5%
59.2
2000
55,109
$58,215
$102,924
11.1%
66.6
2010
58,458
$58,087
$116,524
11.3%
69.5
2020
57,922
$55,568
$133,324
11.3%
74.6
2024
58,439
$62,068
$185,300
15.4%
77.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
