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Palestine Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 55,109
Land Area (2000): 2,773.343 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 18.544 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	64,750	58.09%
Rural, Farm	3,759	3.37%
Rural, Non-farm	42,962	38.54%

Palestine Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Palestine Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	17,801	16,535	1,266	7.11%	71
1991	18,264	17,050	1,214	6.65%	66
1992	18,559	17,150	1,409	7.59%	76
1993	18,660	17,493	1,167	6.26%	63
1994	19,730	18,699	1,031	5.23%	53
1995	20,555	19,447	1,108	5.39%	54
1996	20,188	18,994	1,194	5.92%	59
1997	20,169	19,002	1,167	5.79%	58
1998	20,955	19,731	1,223	5.84%	58
1999	20,479	19,195	1,284	6.27%	63
2000	19,580	18,380	1,200	6.13%	61
2001	19,872	18,677	1,196	6.02%	60
2002	20,138	18,624	1,514	7.52%	75
2003	20,728	19,073	1,655	7.99%	80
2004	20,738	19,286	1,453	7.00%	70
2005	20,145	18,877	1,268	6.29%	63
2006	20,310	19,114	1,197	5.89%	59
2007	20,277	19,223	1,054	5.20%	52
2008	20,511	19,380	1,130	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,809	16,503	1,306	7.33%	73
Feb 1990	17,741	16,443	1,298	7.32%	73
Mar 1990	17,767	16,590	1,177	6.62%	66
Apr 1990	17,728	16,580	1,148	6.48%	65
May 1990	17,902	16,414	1,488	8.31%	83
Jun 1990	17,947	16,654	1,293	7.20%	72
Jul 1990	17,896	16,546	1,350	7.54%	75
Aug 1990	17,729	16,489	1,240	6.99%	70
Sep 1990	17,854	16,572	1,282	7.18%	72
Oct 1990	17,759	16,565	1,194	6.72%	67
Nov 1990	17,702	16,466	1,236	6.98%	70
Dec 1990	17,774	16,596	1,178	6.63%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	17,882	16,641	1,241	6.94%	69
Feb 1991	18,245	16,749	1,496	8.20%	82
Mar 1991	18,011	16,867	1,144	6.35%	64
Apr 1991	18,303	17,217	1,086	5.93%	59
May 1991	18,078	16,995	1,083	5.99%	60
Jun 1991	18,310	17,132	1,178	6.43%	64
Jul 1991	18,530	17,335	1,195	6.45%	64
Aug 1991	18,298	17,209	1,089	5.95%	60
Sep 1991	18,509	17,268	1,241	6.70%	67
Oct 1991	18,347	17,118	1,229	6.70%	67
Nov 1991	18,343	17,077	1,266	6.90%	69
Dec 1991	18,309	16,987	1,322	7.22%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	18,627	16,835	1,792	9.62%	96
Feb 1992	18,358	16,729	1,629	8.87%	89
Mar 1992	18,543	17,020	1,523	8.21%	82
Apr 1992	18,418	17,055	1,363	7.40%	74
May 1992	18,247	16,964	1,283	7.03%	70
Jun 1992	18,534	17,125	1,409	7.60%	76
Jul 1992	18,657	17,331	1,326	7.11%	71
Aug 1992	18,717	17,481	1,236	6.60%	66
Sep 1992	18,815	17,469	1,346	7.15%	72
Oct 1992	18,615	17,274	1,341	7.20%	72
Nov 1992	18,553	17,183	1,370	7.38%	74
Dec 1992	18,625	17,336	1,289	6.92%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	18,601	17,202	1,399	7.52%	75
Feb 1993	18,761	17,387	1,374	7.32%	73
Mar 1993	18,756	17,520	1,236	6.59%	66
Apr 1993	18,584	17,486	1,098	5.91%	59
May 1993	18,617	17,451	1,166	6.26%	63
Jun 1993	18,778	17,468	1,310	6.98%	70
Jul 1993	18,632	17,385	1,247	6.69%	67
Aug 1993	18,473	17,409	1,064	5.76%	58
Sep 1993	18,655	17,682	973	5.22%	52
Oct 1993	18,695	17,630	1,065	5.70%	57
Nov 1993	18,715	17,668	1,047	5.59%	56
Dec 1993	18,658	17,630	1,028	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	18,918	17,676	1,242	6.57%	66
Feb 1994	19,124	17,889	1,235	6.46%	65
Mar 1994	18,911	17,775	1,136	6.01%	60
Apr 1994	18,984	17,922	1,062	5.59%	56
May 1994	19,350	18,353	997	5.15%	52
Jun 1994	19,425	18,385	1,040	5.35%	54
Jul 1994	19,923	18,917	1,006	5.05%	50
Aug 1994	20,220	19,225	995	4.92%	49
Sep 1994	20,622	19,695	927	4.50%	45
Oct 1994	20,599	19,668	931	4.52%	45
Nov 1994	20,358	19,454	904	4.44%	44
Dec 1994	20,329	19,429	900	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	20,545	19,433	1,112	5.41%	54
Feb 1995	20,587	19,400	1,187	5.77%	58
Mar 1995	20,460	19,338	1,122	5.48%	55
Apr 1995	20,785	19,687	1,098	5.28%	53
May 1995	20,654	19,451	1,203	5.82%	58
Jun 1995	20,707	19,536	1,171	5.66%	57
Jul 1995	20,704	19,610	1,094	5.28%	53
Aug 1995	20,358	19,311	1,047	5.14%	51
Sep 1995	20,484	19,432	1,052	5.14%	51
Oct 1995	20,517	19,530	987	4.81%	48
Nov 1995	20,467	19,355	1,112	5.43%	54
Dec 1995	20,393	19,283	1,110	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	20,226	18,914	1,312	6.49%	65
Feb 1996	20,026	18,840	1,186	5.92%	59
Mar 1996	20,153	19,000	1,153	5.72%	57
Apr 1996	20,057	18,933	1,124	5.60%	56
May 1996	20,169	18,950	1,219	6.04%	60
Jun 1996	20,166	18,916	1,250	6.20%	62
Jul 1996	20,413	19,235	1,178	5.77%	58
Aug 1996	20,246	19,123	1,123	5.55%	55
Sep 1996	20,220	19,075	1,145	5.66%	57
Oct 1996	20,285	19,119	1,166	5.75%	57
Nov 1996	20,167	18,900	1,267	6.28%	63
Dec 1996	20,127	18,918	1,209	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	20,073	18,730	1,343	6.69%	67
Feb 1997	20,041	18,722	1,319	6.58%	66
Mar 1997	20,096	18,854	1,242	6.18%	62
Apr 1997	20,033	18,984	1,049	5.24%	52
May 1997	20,050	19,035	1,015	5.06%	51
Jun 1997	20,160	18,954	1,206	5.98%	60
Jul 1997	20,370	19,139	1,231	6.04%	60
Aug 1997	20,325	19,131	1,194	5.87%	59
Sep 1997	20,289	19,141	1,148	5.66%	57
Oct 1997	20,166	19,081	1,085	5.38%	54
Nov 1997	20,226	19,143	1,083	5.35%	54
Dec 1997	20,198	19,104	1,094	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	20,778	19,645	1,133	5.45%	55
Feb 1998	20,775	19,749	1,026	4.94%	49
Mar 1998	20,712	19,668	1,044	5.04%	50
Apr 1998	20,553	19,657	896	4.36%	44
May 1998	20,665	19,726	939	4.54%	45
Jun 1998	21,150	19,703	1,447	6.84%	68
Jul 1998	21,068	19,704	1,364	6.47%	65
Aug 1998	21,175	19,721	1,454	6.87%	69
Sep 1998	21,267	19,845	1,422	6.69%	67
Oct 1998	21,241	19,829	1,412	6.65%	66
Nov 1998	21,113	19,807	1,306	6.19%	62
Dec 1998	20,958	19,722	1,236	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	20,605	19,246	1,359	6.60%	66
Feb 1999	20,718	19,360	1,358	6.55%	66
Mar 1999	20,600	19,414	1,186	5.76%	58
Apr 1999	20,418	19,277	1,141	5.59%	56
May 1999	20,400	19,055	1,345	6.59%	66
Jun 1999	20,509	19,055	1,454	7.09%	71
Jul 1999	20,639	19,280	1,359	6.58%	66
Aug 1999	20,823	19,512	1,311	6.30%	63
Sep 1999	20,595	19,267	1,328	6.45%	64
Oct 1999	20,304	19,084	1,220	6.01%	60
Nov 1999	20,122	18,960	1,162	5.77%	58
Dec 1999	20,018	18,834	1,184	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,513	18,082	1,431	7.33%	73
Feb 2000	19,540	18,118	1,422	7.28%	73
Mar 2000	19,320	18,023	1,297	6.71%	67
Apr 2000	19,619	18,487	1,132	5.77%	58
May 2000	19,613	18,415	1,198	6.11%	61
Jun 2000	19,754	18,448	1,306	6.61%	66
Jul 2000	19,632	18,415	1,217	6.20%	62
Aug 2000	19,623	18,402	1,221	6.22%	62
Sep 2000	19,631	18,506	1,125	5.73%	57
Oct 2000	19,577	18,521	1,056	5.39%	54
Nov 2000	19,540	18,494	1,046	5.35%	54
Dec 2000	19,597	18,648	949	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,568	18,407	1,161	5.93%	59
Feb 2001	19,502	18,418	1,084	5.56%	56
Mar 2001	19,511	18,370	1,141	5.85%	58
Apr 2001	19,597	18,491	1,106	5.64%	56
May 2001	19,727	18,599	1,128	5.72%	57
Jun 2001	19,962	18,691	1,271	6.37%	64
Jul 2001	19,922	18,717	1,205	6.05%	60
Aug 2001	20,028	18,732	1,296	6.47%	65
Sep 2001	20,120	18,893	1,227	6.10%	61
Oct 2001	20,303	19,068	1,235	6.08%	61
Nov 2001	20,164	18,902	1,262	6.26%	63
Dec 2001	20,062	18,832	1,230	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	20,037	18,569	1,468	7.33%	73
Feb 2002	20,164	18,739	1,425	7.07%	71
Mar 2002	19,984	18,538	1,446	7.24%	72
Apr 2002	20,053	18,583	1,470	7.33%	73
May 2002	19,969	18,501	1,468	7.35%	74
Jun 2002	20,174	18,473	1,701	8.43%	84
Jul 2002	20,244	18,606	1,638	8.09%	81
Aug 2002	20,070	18,525	1,545	7.70%	77
Sep 2002	20,168	18,683	1,485	7.36%	74
Oct 2002	20,364	18,888	1,476	7.25%	72
Nov 2002	20,281	18,704	1,577	7.78%	78
Dec 2002	20,153	18,683	1,470	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	20,267	18,463	1,804	8.90%	89
Feb 2003	20,355	18,637	1,718	8.44%	84
Mar 2003	20,346	18,750	1,596	7.84%	78
Apr 2003	20,635	19,093	1,542	7.47%	75
May 2003	20,882	19,255	1,627	7.79%	78
Jun 2003	21,068	19,221	1,847	8.77%	88
Jul 2003	20,968	19,266	1,702	8.12%	81
Aug 2003	20,796	19,125	1,671	8.04%	80
Sep 2003	20,984	19,298	1,686	8.03%	80
Oct 2003	21,046	19,448	1,598	7.59%	76
Nov 2003	20,774	19,168	1,606	7.73%	77
Dec 2003	20,620	19,152	1,468	7.12%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	20,708	19,037	1,671	8.07%	81
Feb 2004	20,635	19,051	1,584	7.68%	77
Mar 2004	20,622	19,070	1,552	7.53%	75
Apr 2004	20,736	19,348	1,388	6.69%	67
May 2004	20,756	19,365	1,391	6.70%	67
Jun 2004	21,017	19,477	1,540	7.33%	73
Jul 2004	20,919	19,416	1,503	7.18%	72
Aug 2004	20,730	19,313	1,417	6.84%	68
Sep 2004	20,732	19,366	1,366	6.59%	66
Oct 2004	20,749	19,389	1,360	6.55%	66
Nov 2004	20,660	19,303	1,357	6.57%	66
Dec 2004	20,594	19,291	1,303	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,068	18,646	1,422	7.09%	71
Feb 2005	20,117	18,713	1,404	6.98%	70
Mar 2005	19,957	18,691	1,266	6.34%	63
Apr 2005	20,257	19,030	1,227	6.06%	61
May 2005	20,323	19,078	1,245	6.13%	61
Jun 2005	20,373	19,040	1,333	6.54%	65
Jul 2005	20,396	19,055	1,341	6.57%	66
Aug 2005	20,190	18,884	1,306	6.47%	65
Sep 2005	19,984	18,743	1,241	6.21%	62
Oct 2005	20,090	18,954	1,136	5.65%	57
Nov 2005	19,975	18,799	1,176	5.89%	59
Dec 2005	20,012	18,892	1,120	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	20,128	18,906	1,222	6.07%	61
Feb 2006	20,131	18,860	1,271	6.31%	63
Mar 2006	20,220	19,003	1,217	6.02%	60
Apr 2006	20,200	19,020	1,180	5.84%	58
May 2006	20,302	19,105	1,197	5.90%	59
Jun 2006	20,672	19,345	1,327	6.42%	64
Jul 2006	20,690	19,378	1,312	6.34%	63
Aug 2006	20,355	19,096	1,259	6.19%	62
Sep 2006	20,212	19,055	1,157	5.72%	57
Oct 2006	20,283	19,180	1,103	5.44%	54
Nov 2006	20,296	19,191	1,105	5.44%	54
Dec 2006	20,234	19,224	1,010	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	20,244	19,071	1,173	5.79%	58
Feb 2007	20,091	18,959	1,132	5.63%	56
Mar 2007	20,188	19,148	1,040	5.15%	52
Apr 2007	20,096	19,160	936	4.66%	47
May 2007	20,224	19,249	975	4.82%	48
Jun 2007	20,510	19,403	1,107	5.40%	54
Jul 2007	20,446	19,331	1,115	5.45%	55
Aug 2007	20,165	19,132	1,033	5.12%	51
Sep 2007	20,358	19,280	1,078	5.30%	53
Oct 2007	20,255	19,239	1,016	5.02%	50
Nov 2007	20,369	19,343	1,026	5.04%	50
Dec 2007	20,383	19,366	1,017	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	20,280	19,153	1,127	5.56%	56
Feb 2008	20,169	19,123	1,046	5.19%	52
Mar 2008	20,361	19,334	1,027	5.04%	50
Apr 2008	20,397	19,453	944	4.63%	46
May 2008	20,570	19,516	1,054	5.12%	51
Jun 2008	20,764	19,591	1,173	5.65%	56
Jul 2008	20,704	19,470	1,234	5.96%	60
Aug 2008	20,646	19,377	1,269	6.15%	61
Sep 2008	20,704	19,404	1,300	6.28%	63
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Palestine Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	2,902	16.18%
2.	Construction	1,866	10.41%
3.	Department and Other General Stores	1,216	6.78%
4.	Mining	1,126	6.28%
5.	Educational Services	858	4.78%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	672	3.75%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	654	3.65%
8.	Truck Transportation	624	3.48%
9.	Health Care	544	3.03%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	488	2.72%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	444	2.48%
12.	Rail Transportation	436	2.43%
13.	Warehousing and Storage	434	2.42%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	406	2.26%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	394	2.20%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	376	2.10%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	352	1.96%
18.	Finance and Insurance	254	1.42%
19.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	224	1.25%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	212	1.18%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,968	18.37%
2.	Educational Services	2,466	15.26%
3.	Public Administration	2,258	13.97%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,208	7.48%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	1,116	6.91%
6.	Finance and Insurance	602	3.73%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	510	3.16%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	452	2.80%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	422	2.61%
10.	Social Assistance	412	2.55%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	300	1.86%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	220	1.36%
13.	Warehousing and Storage	206	1.27%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	204	1.26%
15.	Construction	158	0.98%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	140	0.87%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	132	0.82%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	120	0.74%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	120	0.74%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	110	0.68%

Palestine Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,926	10.74%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,542	8.60%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	914	5.10%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	738	4.12%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	692	3.86%
6.	Other Management Occupations	642	3.58%
7.	Other Production Occupations	624	3.48%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	592	3.30%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	534	2.98%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	534	2.98%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	482	2.69%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	450	2.51%
13.	Carpenters	448	2.50%
14.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	348	1.94%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	346	1.93%
16.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	328	1.83%
17.	Farmers and Farm Managers	326	1.82%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	324	1.81%
19.	Other Construction Trades	318	1.77%
20.	Extraction Workers	312	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,054	6.52%
2.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,052	6.51%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,012	6.26%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	910	5.63%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	748	4.63%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	710	4.39%
7.	Cashiers	692	4.28%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	614	3.80%
9.	Registered Nurses	576	3.56%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	540	3.34%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	518	3.21%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	504	3.12%
13.	Other Management Occupations	428	2.65%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	404	2.50%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	396	2.45%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	374	2.31%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	348	2.15%
18.	Child Care Workers	346	2.14%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	324	2.00%
20.	Personal Appearance Workers	316	1.96%

Palestine Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	47,292	51.98%
15-35 hours	5,058	5.56%
1-14 hours	1,406	1.55%
No regular hours	37,232	40.92%

Palestine Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,678	8.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,248	6.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,946	5.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,206	6.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,841	8.55%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,059	12.22%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,055	18.23%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,051	9.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,026	3.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,304	3.93%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	750	2.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	309	0.93%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,383	7.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,363	7.11%

Palestine Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,614	4.86%
5-9	4,908	14.77%
10-14	6,226	18.74%
15-19	5,322	16.02%
20-24	4,279	12.88%
25-29	1,737	5.23%
30-34	3,766	11.34%
35-39	561	1.69%
40-44	866	2.61%
45-59	1,828	5.50%
60-89	1,200	3.61%
At least 90	912	2.75%

Palestine Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	52	0.16%	24,034	72.35%
30-44	22	0.07%	5,171	15.57%
45-59	2	0.01%	1,826	5.50%
At least 60	22	0.07%	2,090	6.29%

Palestine Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	8	0.02%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,405	15.87%
Car / truck / van, solo	27,022	79.36%
Motorcycle	26	0.08%
Other	192	0.56%
Public transportation	98	0.29%
Walked	468	1.37%
Worked at home	829	2.43%

Palestine Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 31,346 (80,882 people)
: 22,808 (69,818 people)
: 8,478
: 64,612
Palestine Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,604	14.45%
$10,000-$14,999	2,733	8.58%
$15,000-$19,999	2,500	7.85%
$20,000-$24,999	2,668	8.37%
$25,000-$29,999	2,447	7.68%
$30,000-$34,999	2,505	7.86%
$35,000-$39,999	2,110	6.62%
$40,000-$44,999	1,738	5.45%
$45,000-$49,999	1,697	5.33%
$50,000-$59,999	2,824	8.86%
$60,000-$74,999	2,417	7.59%
$75,000-$99,999	2,200	6.90%
$100,000-$124,999	527	1.65%
$125,000-$149,999	334	1.05%
$150,000-$199,999	210	0.66%
$200,000 or more	350	1.10%

Palestine Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,887	24.79%
Family, 2 people	4,951	31.58%
Nonfamily, 2 people	353	2.25%
Family, 3 people	2,586	16.49%
Nonfamily, 3 people	50	0.32%
Family, 4 people	2,145	13.68%
Nonfamily, 4 people	27	0.17%
Family, 5 people	1,051	6.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.06%
Family, 6 people	390	2.49%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	220	1.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Palestine Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	23,469	29.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,795	9.66%
Public Assistance	1,033	1.28%
Retirement	5,091	6.31%
Self Employment	3,898	4.83%
Social Security	10,481	12.99%
Supplemental Security	1,971	2.44%
Wage / Salary	22,336	27.68%
Other	4,632	5.74%

Palestine Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,089	56.30%
With children under 18	7,830	43.70%

Palestine Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,371	5.85%
Married	45,649	79.24%
Never Married	6,525	11.33%
Widowed	2,063	3.58%

Palestine Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,955	11.33%
Married	20,105	57.61%
Never Married	5,867	16.81%
Widowed	4,971	14.24%

Palestine Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Palestine Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,352	9.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	22,909	25.88%
High school diploma or equivalent	26,553	30.00%
Some college, no degree	18,452	20.85%
Associate degree	3,351	3.79%
Bachelors degree	5,617	6.35%
Graduate or professional degree	3,273	3.70%

Palestine Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	879	1.60%	224	0.41%	1,103	2.00%
Kindergarten	1,067	1.94%	48	0.09%	1,115	2.02%
Grades 1-4	5,044	9.15%	146	0.26%	5,190	9.42%
Grades 5-8	5,548	10.07%	128	0.23%	5,676	10.30%
Grades 9-12	5,904	10.71%	816	1.48%	6,720	12.19%
Undergrad college	1,972	3.58%	301	0.55%	2,273	4.12%
Graduate or professional school	564	1.02%	48	0.09%	612	1.11%
Total	20,978	38.07%	1,711	3.10%	22,689	41.17%

Palestine Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Palestine Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	78	68
2004	77	74

Palestine Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Palestine Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	68,570	83.57%
Below Poverty Level	13,485	16.43%

Palestine Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 14,038

Palestine Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Palestine Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,096	11.06%
10-19 Years	6,554	11.89%
20-29 Years	8,786	15.94%
30-39 Years	10,838	19.67%
40-49 Years	9,070	16.46%
50-59 Years	5,349	9.71%
60-69 Years	3,799	6.89%
70-79 Years	2,770	5.03%
80-89 Years	1,525	2.77%
90+ Years	322	0.58%

Palestine Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	33,562	60.90%
Female	21,547	39.10%

Palestine Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	34,762	63.08%
African-American	12,897	23.40%
Hispanic/Latino	6,705	12.17%
Multiracial	349	0.63%
Asian	243	0.44%
Amerindian	135	0.24%
Other Race	11	0.02%
Pacific Islander	7	0.01%

Palestine Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	13,157	29.10%
2.	Irish	7,849	17.36%
3.	German	6,917	15.30%
4.	English	6,769	14.97%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,689	3.74%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,636	3.62%
7.	Scottish	1,104	2.44%
8.	Dutch	950	2.10%
9.	Italian	794	1.76%
10.	African	626	1.38%

Palestine Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	98,022	93.18%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,311	6.00%
3.	Tagalog	182	0.17%
4.	Gujarathi	162	0.15%
5.	German	132	0.13%
6.	French	121	0.12%
7.	Hindi	98	0.09%
8.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	48	0.05%
9.	Japanese	38	0.04%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	28	0.03%

Palestine Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	107,862	96.76%
Naturalized immigrant	1,235	1.11%
Not a citizen	2,374	2.13%

Palestine Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Palestine Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anderson County

Palestine Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cayuga	Montalba	Tennessee Colony
Elkhart	Neches
Frankston	Palestine

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