Castine vs Palestine

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

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

Palestine has the higher population (177 vs 77 in Castine). Palestine has the higher median household income ($63,542 vs $49,375 in Castine). Castine has the higher median home value ($102,800 vs $62,500 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Castine	Palestine
Population	77	177
Median age	36.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,375	$63,542
Median home value	$102,800	$62,500
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	35	76
Homeownership rate	71.0%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	0.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castine	Palestine
Population	270 → 77 (-71.5%)	242 → 177 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$36,648 → $49,375 (+34.7%)	$36,250 → $63,542 (+75.3%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $102,800 (+1.5%)	$60,500 → $62,500 (+3.3%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $925 (+71.9%)	$665 → $750 (+12.8%)

Castine

Population

27077

Median household income

$36,648$49,375

Median home value

$101,300$102,800

Median gross rent

$538$925

Palestine

Population

242177

Median household income

$36,250$63,542

Median home value

$60,500$62,500

Median gross rent

$665$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castine	Palestine
Under 5	2.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	24.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	18.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	18.2%	27.1%
55 to 64	6.5%	6.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	4.5%
75 and over	7.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castine	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castine	Palestine
No high school diploma	10.2%	4.7%
High school graduate	79.6%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	6.1%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castine	Palestine
Drove alone	75.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castine	Palestine
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Castine	Palestine
Poverty rate	20.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1938	1971