Palestine vs Wheatley

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

Palestine and Wheatley 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 446 in Wheatley). Wheatley has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $57,600 in Palestine). Since 2019, Wheatley's population has grown faster (+20.2% vs +11.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Palestine	Wheatley
Population	665	446
Median age	38.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,896	—
Median home value	$57,600	$172,500
Median gross rent	$663	$617
Housing units	274	150
Homeownership rate	69.7%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palestine	Wheatley
Population	596 → 665 (+11.6%)	371 → 446 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$29,375 → $34,896 (+18.8%)	$32,250 → $44,342 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$63,500 → $57,600 (-9.3%)	$53,900 → $172,500 (+220.0%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $663 (+4.7%)	$450 → $617 (+37.1%)

Palestine

Population

596665

Median household income

$29,375$34,896

Median home value

$63,500$57,600

Median gross rent

$633$663

Wheatley

Population

371446

Median household income

$32,250$44,342

Median home value

$53,900$172,500

Median gross rent

$450$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palestine	Wheatley
Under 5	2.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	32.6%	36.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.2%
25 to 34	2.9%	2.2%
35 to 44	16.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	26.9%
55 to 64	7.5%	7.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	3.6%
75 and over	5.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palestine	Wheatley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	55.8%
Black or African American	7.8%	44.2%
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	7.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palestine	Wheatley
No high school diploma	14.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	46.6%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palestine	Wheatley
Drove alone	92.0%	90.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palestine	Wheatley
1-unit, detached	65.7%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Palestine	Wheatley
Poverty rate	32.5%	1.6%
Average household size	2.65	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1986	1976