North Webster vs Palestine

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

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

Palestine has the higher population (925 vs 886 in North Webster). Palestine has the higher median household income ($89,924 vs $59,167 in North Webster). North Webster has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $134,900 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	North Webster	Palestine
Population	886	925
Median age	42.6 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$89,924
Median home value	$192,900	$134,900
Median gross rent	$980	$1,086
Housing units	657	337
Homeownership rate	72.6%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Webster	Palestine
Population	1,151 → 886 (-23.0%)	946 → 925 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$53,485 → $59,167 (+10.6%)	$64,306 → $89,924 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $192,900 (+62.2%)	$130,700 → $134,900 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $980 (+24.5%)	—

North Webster

Population

1,151886

Median household income

$53,485$59,167

Median home value

$118,900$192,900

Median gross rent

$787$980

Palestine

Population

946925

Median household income

$64,306$89,924

Median home value

$130,700$134,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Webster	Palestine
Under 5	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	39.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	17.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	18.1%	5.7%
75 and over	11.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Webster	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.4%
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	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Webster	Palestine
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	39.1%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Webster	Palestine
Drove alone	84.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Webster	Palestine
1-unit, detached	77.9%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	North Webster	Palestine
Poverty rate	8.0%	4.4%
Average household size	1.89	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1974	1981