MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Palestine Micro

Palestine, TX · 1 counties · 48,024 residents · 1,063 sq mi

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With 48,024 people, Palestine is a metro area. The typical home is worth $42,400. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. 18.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $22,737, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,024

−13%vs 2000

vs 55,109 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

45 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 52 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,063 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202458K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(2,996)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(3,477)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(3,133)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(3,047)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(4,131)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.4%(10,749)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(6,579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(4,265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(3,426)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(3,345)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(2,192)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(684)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,737

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,957 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,384

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,838 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,400

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.1%(34,762)

Black23.4%(12,897)

Hispanic / Latino12.2%(6,705)

Asian0.4%(243)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.7%(33,451)

Black23.2%(11,158)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(3,757)

Asian0.2%(106)

Other6.9%(3,309)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.6%(9,682)

Central American1.4%(836)

Salvadoran1%(588)

Puerto Rican0.6%(328)

Guatemalan0.3%(195)

Spaniard0.1%(84)

Honduran0.1%(53)

South American0.1%(49)

Colombian0.1%(40)

Cuban0.1%(34)

Dominican0%(11)

Argentine0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(147)

Vietnamese0.2%(118)

Pakistani0.1%(48)

Thai0%(20)

Burmese0%(15)

Laotian0%(12)

Japanese0%(11)

Korean0%(6)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(51)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

German9.9%(5,787)

Irish9.4%(5,481)

English9%(5,265)

American4.7%(2,749)

Subsaharan African1.2%(689)

Italian1%(561)

Scottish0.9%(527)

French0.9%(524)

Dutch0.8%(495)

Polish0.8%(482)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(332)

Welsh0.4%(248)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.3%(203)

Norwegian0.3%(189)

British0.3%(188)

Czech0.2%(130)

Swedish0.2%(114)

Portuguese0.2%(103)

French Canadian0.2%(95)

Greek0.2%(88)

Arab0.1%(65)

Lebanese0.1%(65)

Belgian0.1%(64)

Ghanaian0.1%(44)

Danish0.1%(43)

Ukrainian0.1%(36)

West Indian0.1%(34)

Swiss0%(29)

Russian0%(27)

Canadian0%(26)

Croatian0%(25)

Guyanese0%(24)

Finnish0%(22)

Slovene0%(15)

Lithuanian0%(11)

Austrian0%(9)

Jamaican0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.7%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 15.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40%(12,403)

Married43.3%(13,412)

Widowed2.6%(794)

Divorced14.2%(4,387)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(4,222)

Married48.8%(8,922)

Widowed14.1%(2,575)

Divorced14%(2,567)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.3%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.9%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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