North Star vs Palestine

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

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

North Star has the higher population (188 vs 177 in Palestine). North Star has the higher median household income ($120,833 vs $63,542 in Palestine). North Star has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $62,500 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	North Star	Palestine
Population	188	177
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,833	$63,542
Median home value	$245,000	$62,500
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	67	76
Homeownership rate	90.9%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	0.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Star	Palestine
Population	218 → 188 (-13.8%)	242 → 177 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$63,571 → $120,833 (+90.1%)	$36,250 → $63,542 (+75.3%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $245,000 (+85.2%)	$60,500 → $62,500 (+3.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$665 → $750 (+12.8%)

North Star

Population

218188

Median household income

$63,571$120,833

Median home value

$132,300$245,000

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)

	North Star	Palestine
Under 5	17.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	27.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	6.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	4.5%
75 and over	11.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Star	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	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	10.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Star	Palestine
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	34.7%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Star	Palestine
Drove alone	92.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Star	Palestine
1-unit, detached	91.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	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

	North Star	Palestine
Poverty rate	6.4%	4.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1963	1971