Palestine vs West York

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

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

Palestine has the higher population (1,396 vs 68 in West York). Palestine has the higher median home value ($75,800 vs $64,600 in West York). Since 2019, Palestine's population has grown faster (+17.8% vs -32.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Palestine	West York
Population	1,396	68
Median age	47.6 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	—
Median home value	$75,800	$64,600
Median gross rent	$755	—
Housing units	666	55
Homeownership rate	80.7%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palestine	West York
Population	1,185 → 1,396 (+17.8%)	100 → 68 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$38,661 → $60,000 (+55.2%)	—
Median home value	$57,000 → $75,800 (+33.0%)	$43,600 → $64,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $755 (+60.6%)	—

Palestine

Population

1,1851,396

Median household income

$38,661$60,000

Median home value

$57,000$75,800

Median gross rent

$470$755

West York

Population

10068

Median home value

$43,600$64,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palestine	West York
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	4.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	33.8%
25 to 34	7.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.1%	36.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	0.0%
75 and over	6.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palestine	West York
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palestine	West York
No high school diploma	7.5%	28.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	61.9%
Some college or associate's	50.7%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palestine	West York
Drove alone	83.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palestine	West York
1-unit, detached	85.0%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	29.1%

Poverty & households

	Palestine	West York
Poverty rate	10.7%	32.4%
Average household size	2.34	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1954	1938