Palestine vs Pierceton

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

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

Pierceton has the higher population (1,349 vs 925 in Palestine). Palestine has the higher median household income ($89,924 vs $66,597 in Pierceton). Palestine has the higher median home value ($134,900 vs $110,700 in Pierceton).

Population, income & housing

	Palestine	Pierceton
Population	925	1,349
Median age	30.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$89,924	$66,597
Median home value	$134,900	$110,700
Median gross rent	$1,086	$786
Housing units	337	653
Homeownership rate	81.7%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palestine	Pierceton
Population	946 → 925 (-2.2%)	880 → 1,349 (+53.3%)
Median household income	$64,306 → $89,924 (+39.8%)	$41,667 → $66,597 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$130,700 → $134,900 (+3.2%)	$85,900 → $110,700 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$780 → $786 (+0.8%)

Palestine

Population

946925

Median household income

$64,306$89,924

Median home value

$130,700$134,900

Pierceton

Population

8801,349

Median household income

$41,667$66,597

Median home value

$85,900$110,700

Median gross rent

$780$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palestine	Pierceton
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	39.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	17.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.8%
75 and over	3.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palestine	Pierceton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
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%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palestine	Pierceton
No high school diploma	6.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	46.2%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palestine	Pierceton
Drove alone	80.5%	89.7%
Carpooled	17.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palestine	Pierceton
1-unit, detached	84.3%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Palestine	Pierceton
Poverty rate	4.4%	14.2%
Average household size	3.08	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1981	1943