Palestine

  1. Palestine Legal Resources
  2. Palestine Statistics
  3. Palestine Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Palestine Employment Information
  5. Palestine Family Information
  6. Palestine Education Information
  7. Palestine Public Benefits Information
  8. Palestine Criminal Information
  9. Palestine Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Palestine Zip Codes


Palestine Legal Resources Back to top

Palestine Government Website

Palestine Legal Code

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Palestine Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 26,369
  • Land Area (2000): 794.611 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.530 square kilometers
Palestine Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 19,204 2002 18,381 2005 18,163
2000 19,546 2003 18,007 2006 18,420
2001 17,997 2004 18,107 2007 18,250

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Houses (2000): 11,548
Palestine Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 17,998 68.25%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 451 1.71%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,920 30.04%

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Palestine Employment Information Back to top
Palestine Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 806 14.71%
2. Construction 586 10.69%
3. Department and Other General Stores 437 7.97%
4. Mining 360 6.57%
5. Educational Services 288 5.26%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 227 4.14%
7. Health Care 185 3.38%
8. Truck Transportation 179 3.27%
9. Warehousing and Storage 173 3.16%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 157 2.86%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 151 2.76%
12. Repair and Maintenance 149 2.72%
13. Rail Transportation 128 2.34%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 123 2.24%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 117 2.14%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 114 2.08%
17. Metal Manufactuing 104 1.90%
18. Finance and Insurance 91 1.66%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 68 1.24%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 68 1.24%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 976 18.76%
2. Public Administration 791 15.20%
3. Educational Services 719 13.82%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 424 8.15%
5. Department and Other General Stores 356 6.84%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 168 3.23%
7. Social Assistance 157 3.02%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 142 2.73%
9. Finance and Insurance 133 2.56%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 127 2.44%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 96 1.85%
12. Warehousing and Storage 88 1.69%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 78 1.50%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 60 1.15%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 54 1.04%
16. Construction 51 0.98%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 46 0.88%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 45 0.86%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 45 0.86%
20. Mining 42 0.81%

Palestine Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Law Enforcement Workers 493 9.00%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 477 8.70%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 280 5.11%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 272 4.96%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 253 4.62%
6. Other Management Occupations 227 4.14%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 196 3.58%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 187 3.41%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 171 3.12%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 160 2.92%
11. Other Production Occupations 149 2.72%
12. Carpenters 148 2.70%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 142 2.59%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 118 2.15%
15. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 107 1.95%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 103 1.88%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 95 1.73%
18. Extraction Workers 87 1.59%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 84 1.53%
20. Construction Laborers 71 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Law Enforcement Workers 371 7.13%
2. Secretaries and Admins 362 6.96%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 308 5.92%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 295 5.67%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 294 5.65%
6. Cashiers 228 4.38%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 219 4.21%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 182 3.50%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 181 3.48%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 180 3.46%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 167 3.21%
12. Registered Nurses 157 3.02%
13. Other Management Occupations 135 2.59%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 130 2.50%
15. Child Care Workers 127 2.44%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 119 2.29%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 116 2.23%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 103 1.98%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 99 1.90%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 89 1.71%

Palestine Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,333 52.65%
15-35 hours 1,506 7.67%
1-14 hours 415 2.11%
No regular hours 7,373 37.57%

Palestine Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 790 7.68%
5 AM-5:29 AM 711 6.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 591 5.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM 633 6.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 843 8.19%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,112 10.81%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,862 18.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,062 10.32%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 375 3.65%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 461 4.48%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 258 2.51%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 78 0.76%
Noon-3:59 PM 839 8.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 673 6.54%

Palestine Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 470 4.57%
5-9 1,788 17.38%
10-14 2,451 23.82%
15-19 1,843 17.91%
20-24 1,141 11.09%
25-29 442 4.30%
30-34 853 8.29%
35-39 117 1.14%
40-44 227 2.21%
45-59 401 3.90%
60-89 319 3.10%
At least 90 236 2.29%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 26 0.25% 8,109 78.82%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,197 11.63%
45-59 0 0.00% 401 3.90%
At least 60 0 0.00% 555 5.39%

Palestine Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 4 0.04%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,862 17.75%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,194 78.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.07%
Color 4 Box Other 54 0.51%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 26 0.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 141 1.34%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 202 1.93%

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Palestine Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,978 (25,842 people)
Families (2000): 7,144 (22,104 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,496
People at same address in 1995: 13,846
Palestine Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,513 15.16%
$10,000-$14,999 833 8.35%
$15,000-$19,999 862 8.64%
$20,000-$24,999 795 7.97%
$25,000-$29,999 764 7.66%
$30,000-$34,999 852 8.54%
$35,000-$39,999 692 6.94%
$40,000-$44,999 552 5.53%
$45,000-$49,999 540 5.41%
$50,000-$59,999 782 7.84%
$60,000-$74,999 706 7.08%
$75,000-$99,999 648 6.49%
$100,000-$124,999 156 1.56%
$125,000-$149,999 89 0.89%
$150,000-$199,999 60 0.60%
$200,000 or more 134 1.34%

Palestine Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,569 25.76%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,992 30.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 255 2.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,652 16.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 32 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,343 13.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 18 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 663 6.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 279 2.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 8 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 155 1.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Palestine Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,369 29.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,291 9.23%
Public Assistance 324 1.30%
Retirement 1,484 5.98%
Self Employment 1,003 4.04%
Social Security 3,225 12.99%
Supplemental Security 648 2.61%
Wage / Salary 7,018 28.26%
Other 1,469 5.92%

Palestine Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,882 55.11%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,348 44.89%

Palestine Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 862 9.60%
Color 1 Box Married 5,811 64.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,985 22.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 318 3.54%

Palestine Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,411 12.64%
Color 1 Box Married 5,995 53.70%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,112 18.92%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,646 14.74%

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Palestine Education Information Back to top
Palestine Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,770 9.39%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,058 16.22%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,357 33.71%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,338 23.00%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 838 4.44%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,640 8.70%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 857 4.54%

Palestine Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 272 1.03% 57 0.22% 329 1.25%
Kindergarten 330 1.25% 21 0.08% 351 1.33%
Grades 1-4 1,654 6.27% 61 0.23% 1,715 6.50%
Grades 5-8 1,744 6.61% 54 0.20% 1,798 6.82%
Grades 9-12 1,563 5.93% 62 0.24% 1,625 6.16%
Undergrad college 496 1.88% 44 0.17% 540 2.05%
Graduate or professional school 67 0.25% 18 0.07% 85 0.32%
Total 6,126 23.23% 317 1.20% 6,443 24.43%

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Palestine Public Benefits Information Back to top
Palestine Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,229 82.21%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,595 17.79%

Palestine 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 94
Palestine Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 7.915 0.208 0.052 0.937 9.113 0.417 10.519 41.710 2.395 55.041
2000 7.725 0.614 0.051 1.074 9.465 0.102 9.209 37.655 2.149 49.115
2001 5.612 0.333 0.056 1.222 7.223 0.111 11.169 38.562 2.111 51.953
2002 2.448 0.544 0.054 0.762 3.808 0.544 10.990 38.464 2.720 52.717
2003 3.110 0.000 0.000 1.000 4.110 0.167 14.828 35.930 3.054 53.812
2004 2.706 0.110 0.110 0.663 3.590 0.442 12.757 31.700 2.154 46.612
2005 3.689 0.220 0.000 0.496 4.405 0.275 8.093 30.116 2.367 40.577
2006 5.483 0.000 0.054 0.706 6.243 0.706 8.632 28.284 2.497 39.414
2007 5.205 0.164 0.055 1.205 6.630 0.548 7.945 28.164 3.452 39.562

Palestine Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 35
2005 10 36
2006 8 31
2007 9 32

Palestine Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,232
2000 1,145
2001 1,065
2002 1,039

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Palestine Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Palestine Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,119 15.62%
10-19 Years 4,112 15.59%
20-29 Years 3,219 12.21%
30-39 Years 3,344 12.68%
40-49 Years 3,733 14.16%
50-59 Years 2,779 10.54%
60-69 Years 2,114 8.02%
70-79 Years 1,743 6.61%
80-89 Years 990 3.75%
90+ Years 216 0.82%

Palestine Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,418 47.09%
Color 1 Box Female 13,951 52.91%

Palestine Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,475 66.27%
Color 1 Box African-American 5,265 19.97%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,152 11.95%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 219 0.83%
Color 2 Box Asian 154 0.58%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 88 0.33%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.03%

Palestine Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 3,894 29.07%
2. Irish 2,244 16.75%
3. German 1,999 14.92%
4. English 1,909 14.25%
5. French Non-Basque 539 4.02%
6. Scotch Irish 512 3.82%
7. Scottish 331 2.47%
8. Dutch 280 2.09%
9. Italian 271 2.02%
10. African 260 1.94%

Palestine Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,353 88.13%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 2,530 10.44%
3. Tagalog 87 0.36%
4. Gujarathi 81 0.33%
5. German 51 0.21%
6. Hindi 49 0.20%
7. French 28 0.12%
8. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 24 0.10%
9. Japanese 15 0.06%
10. Hungarian 8 0.03%

Palestine Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 24,729 93.78%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 542 2.06%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,098 4.16%

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Palestine 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
75801 75803  
75802 75882