Palestine, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,390 (Urban population: 18,082 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 308 (all nonfarm))

Palestine, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,696 (6,693 occupied: 4,176 owner occupied, 2,517 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	36%

Housing density: 435 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $441 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $527)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $420

Median gross rent in Palestine, TX in 2007: $597

Housing units in Palestine with a mortgage: 1,920 (64 second mortgage, 87 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,831

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,420 (it was $54,900 in 2000)

Palestine:	$82,420
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,993 - $107,551

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $103,189
Here: $103,189
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,943
Here: $205,943
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $17,365
Here: $17,365
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,377
Here: $117,377
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $33,657
Here: $33,657
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $21,967
Here: $21,967
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,256

In family households: 14,985 (3,269 male householders, 1,399 female householders)
3,207 spouses, 5,810 children (5,410 natural, 75 adopted, 325 stepchildren), 392 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 245 other relatives, 391 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,271 (663 male householders (522 living alone)), 1,347 female householders (1,288 living alone)), 261 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 527 (454 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,926 2-persons, 1,032 3-persons, 889 4-persons, 506 5-persons, 205 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,810 1-person, 161 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

2,834 married couples with children.
1,607 single-parent households (226 men, 1,381 women).

85.6% of residents of Palestine speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,341 (7.5%)
(30.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palestine, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 147 4 rooms: 386 5 rooms: 1,397 6 rooms: 1,111 7 rooms: 560 8 rooms: 339 9 or more rooms: 200

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palestine, Texas:
	1 room: 50 2 rooms: 176 3 rooms: 453 4 rooms: 658 5 rooms: 695 6 rooms: 283 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 268
1990 to 1994: 257
1980 to 1989: 1,311
1970 to 1979: 1,832
1960 to 1969: 1,198
1950 to 1959: 1,013
1940 to 1949: 641
1939 or earlier: 1,123

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palestine:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 101 2 bedrooms: 1,040 3 bedrooms: 2,557 4 bedrooms: 339 5 or more bedrooms: 113

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palestine:
	no bedroom: 65 1 bedroom: 594 2 bedrooms: 1,082 3 bedrooms: 654 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Palestine in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 194 1 vehicle: 1,471 2 vehicles: 1,766 3 vehicles: 618 4 vehicles: 103 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Palestine in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 578 1 vehicle: 1,326 2 vehicles: 545 3 vehicles: 60 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Palestine, TX:

Less than $10,000: 74
$10,000 to $14,999: 37
$15,000 to $19,999: 87
$20,000 to $24,999: 90
$25,000 to $29,999: 85
$30,000 to $34,999: 78
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $49,999: 282
$50,000 to $59,999: 353
$60,000 to $69,999: 415
$70,000 to $79,999: 402
$80,000 to $89,999: 356
$90,000 to $99,999: 316
$100,000 to $124,999: 730
$125,000 to $149,999: 422
$150,000 to $174,999: 114
$175,000 to $199,999: 73
$200,000 to $249,999: 136
$250,000 to $299,999: 107
$300,000 to $399,999: 61
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Palestine rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palestine:

Less than $100: 190 people
$100 to $149: 84
$150 to $199: 98
$200 to $249: 132
$250 to $299: 130
$300 to $349: 203
$350 to $399: 183
$400 to $449: 202
$450 to $499: 278
$500 to $549: 329
$550 to $599: 144
$600 to $649: 131
$650 to $699: 91
$700 to $749: 54
$750 to $799: 33
$800 to $899: 38
$900 to $999: 16
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 255

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 265 1990 to 1994: 364 1985 to 1989: 195 1980 to 1984: 305 1975 to 1979: 90 1970 to 1974: 85 1970 to 1974: 23 1965 to 1969: 14

Palestine, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.3%
Number of people working at home: 152 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 332
5 to 9 minutes: 1431
10 to 14 minutes: 1473
15 to 19 minutes: 1117
20 to 24 minutes: 682
25 to 29 minutes: 269
30 to 34 minutes: 652
35 to 39 minutes: 49
40 to 44 minutes: 123
45 to 59 minutes: 238
60 to 89 minutes: 166
90 or more minutes: 120

Palestine mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,155 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,323 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 109 (2%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 152 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1144
$10,000 to $14,999: 506
$15,000 to $19,999: 612
$20,000 to $24,999: 574
$25,000 to $29,999: 446
$30,000 to $34,999: 616
$35,000 to $39,999: 425
$40,000 to $44,999: 371
$45,000 to $49,999: 377
$50,000 to $59,999: 471
$60,000 to $74,999: 446
$75,000 to $99,999: 385
$100,000 to $124,999: 118
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 or more: 104

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7422

United States or American: 2388

English: 911

Irish: 811

German: 759

Scotch-Irish: 318

African: 247

Subsaharan African:: 247

Scottish: 183

French (except Basque): 175

European: 123

French Canadian: 95

Italian: 85

Polish: 84

Dutch: 72

Norwegian: 50

Danish: 33

Greek: 24

Austrian: 24

Welsh: 24

Lebanese: 16

Arab:: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Jamaican: 16

Swedish: 15

Acadian/Cajun: 15

Hungarian: 14

Finnish: 11

Russian: 10

New Zealander: 9

Romanian: 9

Canadian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (60%)
El Salvador (9%)
Philippines (8%)
Guatemala (8%)
India (5%)
Cambodia (1%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13600
Northeast: 278
Midwest: 640
South: 1239
West: 551

55% of Palestine residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 101
Nursery to 4th grade: 74
5th and 6th grade: 123
7th and 8th grade: 156
9th grade: 122
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 209
12th grade, no diploma: 201
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,437
Less than 1 year of college: 446
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 648
Associate degree: 182
Bachelor's degree: 485
Master's degree: 212
Professional school degree: 46
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 97
5th and 6th grade: 134
7th and 8th grade: 390
9th grade: 204
10th grade: 194
11th grade: 274
12th grade, no diploma: 305
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,947
Less than 1 year of college: 691
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 849
Associate degree: 325
Bachelor's degree: 540
Master's degree: 217
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 24.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 75.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,248
Black householders: $18,371
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,122
Asian householders: $80,091
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $57,127
Some other race householders: $35,350
Two or more races householders: $33,758
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,299

Palestine household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palestine household income for Black householders

Palestine household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Palestine household income for Asian householders

Palestine household income for Some other race householders

Palestine household income for Two or more races householders

Palestine household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Palestine marital status for males

Palestine marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,921
Black or African American householders: $63,868
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $101,008
Asian householders: $136,906
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $69,929
Some other race householders: $59,206
Two or more races householders: $19,424
Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,916

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,643
One, attached: 110
Two: 95
3 or 4: 268
5 to 9: 312
10 to 19: 247
20 to 49: 165
50 or more: 376
Mobile homes: 469
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,624

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palestine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74

Here:	3.1%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	4.8%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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