Demographics of Palestine city, Texas

Palestine city, Texas had 19,555 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +970 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Palestine city, in four figures

19,555
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,136 ±41.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +970 people.; 35.7 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,981 ±$8,687
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Palestine city, Texas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Palestine city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Palestine city, Texas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Palestine city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,585	100.0	100.0
2021	18,946	101.9	100.2
2022	19,091	102.7	100.7
2023	19,481	104.8	101.6
2024	19,503	104.9	102.5
2025	19,555	105.2	103.1

Population of Palestine city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,585	—
2021	18,946	+361
2022	19,091	+145
2023	19,481	+390
2024	19,503	+22
2025	19,555	+52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.7 ±1.8: for men 35.0 ±3.2 and for women 36.5 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Palestine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,453 ±266	7.6% ±1.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,274 ±448	17.1% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,716 ±454	9.0% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,018 ±819	31.4% ±4.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,768 ±464	19.7% ±2.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,907 ±361	15.2% ±1.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,981 ±$8,687, and income per person $28,699 ±$4,251, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Palestine city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,574 ±396	23.4% ±5.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,028 ±567	30.1% ±7.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	821 ±244	12.2% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	805 ±251	12.0% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,034 ±364	15.4% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	236 ±116	3.5% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	94 to 378	1.4% to 5.6%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Palestine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,283 ±815	17.6% ±4.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,136 ±397	24.0% ±7.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,743 ±523	16.3% ±4.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	404 ±133	12.4% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Palestine city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palestine city	Texas	United States
Housing units	7,743 ±572	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±4.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.0% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.8% ±3.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.2% ±7.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,000 ±$15,360	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,062 ±$106	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Palestine city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,595 ±702	24.0% ±3.7	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,762 ±840	45.8% ±4.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,113 ±758	26.7% ±4.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 130	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 168	0.1% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	196 to 712	1.0% to 3.7%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Palestine city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	14,309 ±774	74.8% ±4.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,985 ±702	15.6% ±3.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 153	0.1% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,758 ±552	9.2% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	770 ±321	4.0% ±1.7	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	988 ±456	5.2% ±2.4	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Palestine city among the places of Texas

171st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Palestine city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crowley city	19,532 ±114
Seagoville city	19,352 ±42
Lakeway city	19,307 ±67
La Marque city	19,268 ±47
Orange city	19,177 ±43
Palestine city	19,136 ±41
Brownwood city	18,777 ±52
Brenham city	18,641 ±20
Steiner Ranch CDP	18,619 ±1,885
Cinco Ranch CDP	18,611 ±2,494
Manor city	18,603 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 75 Places in Texas by median age
No. 143 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 183 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 195 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 206 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026