Palestine, AR Demographic Data
Palestine, AR Summary
Palestine is located in St. Francis County in Arkansas
- Population: 769
- Area: 3.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 245.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 208.99 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palestine, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
416
55%
50.8
Male
335
45%
49.2
Total Population
751
323,128,000
Palestine, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
66
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
44
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
43
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
63
8.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
73
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
130
17.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
64
8.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64
8.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
43
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
28
3.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
92
12.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
35
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
548
73.0%
77.2
Female
289
52.7%
51.3
Male
259
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
525
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
147
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
133
17.7%
15.2
Female
82
61.7%
55.8
Male
51
38.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Palestine, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
743
98.9%
96.8
White
587
78.2%
72.6
Black or African American
148
19.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
8
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
8
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
28
3.7%
17.8
Mexican
28
3.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
723
96.3%
82.2
Palestine, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
52
11.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
98
21.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
163
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
74
16.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
48
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
16
3.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11
2.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
150
32.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
312
67.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27
5.9%
31.2
Palestine, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
181
30.3%
33.7%
Now Married
280
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
68
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
16
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
53
8.9
5.8%
Palestine, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
665
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
20
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
20
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Palestine, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
41
15.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
28
10.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
31
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
30
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
56
21.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
38
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
23
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,170
57,617
Per capita income
15,109
31,128
Palestine, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
5.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16
5.9%
9.8
Construction
19
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
38
14.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
3.7%
6.6
Information
4
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
29
10.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
24
8.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
27
10.0%
4.6
Retail trade
47
17.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
22
8.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
51
19.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
36
13.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
47
17.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
47
17.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
88
32.7%
18.1%
Palestine, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
259
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
207
79.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
6
2.3%
2.7
Other means
8
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
19
7.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Palestine, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
23
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
94
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
102
38.8%
37.1
3 or more
44
16.7%
21.0
Palestine, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
263
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
149
56.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
114
43.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
32
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Palestine, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
295
1 room
5
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
5
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
26
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
71
24.1%
16.5
5 rooms
39
13.2%
19.8
6 rooms
62
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
59
20.0%
12.0
8 rooms
22
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Palestine, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
295
1-unit, detached
206
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
1.7%
5.9
2-units
2
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
23
7.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
59
20.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Palestine, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8
2.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
20
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
49
16.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
57
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
40
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
66
22.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
44
14.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
3.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Palestine, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
141
53.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15
5.7%
4.7
Electricity
107
40.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Palestine, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
74
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
2
2.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
31
41.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
41
55.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
20
27.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
36.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
19
25.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palestine, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
100
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
9.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
42
42.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
49
49.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
513
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7
7.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1
1.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
22.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
16.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35
36.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Palestine, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
149
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
48
32.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
49
32.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
30
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14
9.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,000
205,000