Madison vs Palestine

A side-by-side comparison of Madison and Palestine: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison and Palestine are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palestine has the higher population (665 vs 574 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($60,809 vs $34,896 in Palestine). Palestine has the higher median home value ($57,600 vs $57,200 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Madison	Palestine
Population	574	665
Median age	54.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,809	$34,896
Median home value	$57,200	$57,600
Median gross rent	$845	$663
Housing units	381	274
Homeownership rate	70.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison	Palestine
Population	1,043 → 574 (-45.0%)	596 → 665 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$32,659 → $60,809 (+86.2%)	$29,375 → $34,896 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$21,500 → $57,200 (+166.0%)	$63,500 → $57,600 (-9.3%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $845 (+17.0%)	$633 → $663 (+4.7%)

Madison

Population

1,043574

Median household income

$32,659$60,809

Median home value

$21,500$57,200

Median gross rent

$722$845

Palestine

Population

596665

Median household income

$29,375$34,896

Median home value

$63,500$57,600

Median gross rent

$633$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison	Palestine
Under 5	2.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	9.1%	32.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	2.9%
35 to 44	9.9%	16.8%
45 to 54	22.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.5%
65 to 74	22.5%	15.8%
75 and over	11.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	15.7%	84.8%
Black or African American	82.9%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison	Palestine
No high school diploma	15.4%	14.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison	Palestine
Drove alone	93.0%	92.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison	Palestine
1-unit, detached	77.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Madison	Palestine
Poverty rate	14.3%	32.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1982	1986