Palestine city, TX

Anderson County, TX

2022 population: 18,741 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.4 square miles
Population density: 964.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,735	46.61%	10.7%
Black:	5,050	26.95%	17.5%
Indian:	41	0.22%	35.9%
Asian:	73	0.39%	57.8%
2+ races:	468	2.50%	72.1%
Hispanic:	4,321	23.06%	5.4%

Total non-White:	10,006	53.39%	12.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,045	-6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,074	7.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
18,712
9,780	52.27%
4,297	22.96%
64	0.34%
173	0.92%
272	1.45%
4,101	21.92%
8,932	47.73%

2000
17,783
10,471	58.88%
4,291	24.13%
40	0.22%
260	1.46%
108	0.61%
2,613	14.69%
7,312	41.12%

1990
18,042
12,177	67.49%
4,254	23.58%
15	0.08%
73	0.40%
n/a
1,523	8.44%
5,865	32.51%

1980
15,948
11,257	70.59%
3,702	23.21%
22	0.14%
85	0.53%
n/a
875	5.49%
4,691	29.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-691	-3.9
1,620	9.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,706	-9.5
1,447	8.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

920	5.8
1,174	7.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Palestine city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.1
5,016	26.8%
13,725	73.2%
2,586	13.8%

7,028
2.61

4,904	69.8%
3,134	63.9%
904	18.4%
2,124	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
33.9
5,310	28.4%
13,402	71.6%
2,655	14.2%

7,028
2.60

4,748	67.6%
3,074	64.7%
756	15.9%
2,280	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
5,187	29.2%
12,596	70.8%
2,839	16.0%

6,678
2.58

4,668	69.9%
3,182	68.2%
821	17.6%
2,010	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
5,424	30.1%
12,618	69.9%
3,063	17.0%

6,619
2.65

4,855	73.3%
3,560	73.3%
677	13.9%
1,764	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
4,567	28.6%
11,381	71.4%
2,878	18.0%

6,011
2.59

4,312	71.7%
3,594	83.3%
370	8.6%
1,699	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Palestine city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	631	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	437	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	156	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	422	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	381	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	643	9.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	489	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	500	7.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	126	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	745	10.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	515	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	768	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	513	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	387	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	225	3.2%
$200,000 or more	90	1.3%

Median Household Income	43,759
Per Capita Income	23,235

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	243	3.5%
Public Assistance	628	8.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,923	27.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,190	68.8%
Unemployed	255	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,445	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,552	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,652	2,339	53.1%
Non-Profit	36	159	18.5%
Self-Employed	484	214	69.3%

Local Government	515	545	48.6%
State Government	810	678	54.4%
Federal Government	87	12	87.9%

Total Private + Self	3,136	2,553	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,448	1,394	51.0%
Total	4,584	3,947	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	31.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	769	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,463	17.1%
Professional, Technical	1,643	19.3%
Service Occupations	2,250	26.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	68	0.8%
All others	2,406	28.2%

White Collar		45.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	1,582	18.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,124	13.2%
Educational services	812	9.5%
Retail trade	804	9.4%
Manufacturing	612	7.2%
Construction	590	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	533	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	522	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	445	5.2%
Other services	431	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	356	4.2%
Finance and insurance	234	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	187	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	100	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	89	1.0%
Utilities	56	0.7%
Wholesale trade	24	0.3%
Information	17	0.2%
Management	10	0.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,327	17.75%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	612	3.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	70	0.37%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	542	2.89%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	12	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	12	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	370	1.97%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	40	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,032	87.3%
Spanish	2,032	11.8%
Other	136	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.1%
German, other Germanic	10	0.1%
Other Indo-European	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,665	8.9%
German	1,647	8.8%
American	1,474	7.9%
English	1,298	6.9%
Polish	432	2.3%
Other Subsaharan African	341	1.8%
Scottish	185	1.0%
European	168	0.9%
African	142	0.8%
French	129	0.7%
Nigerian	111	0.6%
British	109	0.6%
Welsh	109	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	77	0.4%
Greek	76	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,911	95.6%
Not a citizen	830	4.4%

Native	17,374	92.7%
Foreign-born	1,367	7.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
542	4.5%	705	5.9%	5,071	42.2%	3,797	31.6%	1,403	11.7%	494	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	542	4.5%
9-12 Years	705	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,071	42.2%
Some College	3,797	31.6%
Bach. Degree	1,403	11.7%
Grad Degree	494	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +376	R +66	D + 2.5%
D +310
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	40%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,875	63.7%	Joe Biden (D)	2,142	35.2%	69	1.1%	6,086	12	17	0.05%
2016	38%	Donald Trump (R)	3,499	63.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,832	33.5%	143	2.6%	5,474	12	18	0.06%

2020 President, Palestine city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,142

35.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,875

63.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,086

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Palestine city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,832

33.5%

Donald Trump (R)

3,499

63.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

108

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,474

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palestine city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	40%	John Cornyn* (R)	3,838	63.7%	Mary Hegar (D)	2,043	33.9%	145 [+]	2.4%	6,026	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 96 (1.6%); David Collins (Green) 49 (0.8%);
2018	S1	32%	Ted Cruz* (R)	2,862	60.4%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1,841	38.8%	37 [+]	0.8%	4,740	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 37 (0.8%);
2018	G	32%	Greg Abbott* (R)	3,017	63.7%	Lupe Valdez (D)	1,659	35.0%	60 [+]	1.3%	4,736	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 60 (1.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,832
Median Value	$125,600

Occupied	7,028	89.7%
Vacant	804	10.3%

Owned	3,696	52.6%
Rented	3,332	47.4%
Median Rent	$981

Single-Family Units	6,114	78.1%
Detached	5,936	75.8%
Attached	178	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,167	14.9%
Mobile Homes	256	3.3%

Palestine city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palestine city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Palestine city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palestine city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Palestine city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palestine city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palestine city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palestine city, TX