Palestine vs Rossburg

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

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

Rossburg has the higher population (272 vs 177 in Palestine). Rossburg has the higher median household income ($68,854 vs $63,542 in Palestine). Rossburg has the higher median home value ($114,600 vs $62,500 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Palestine	Rossburg
Population	177	272
Median age	38.6 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,542	$68,854
Median home value	$62,500	$114,600
Median gross rent	$750	$625
Housing units	76	115
Homeownership rate	57.7%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.8%	0.5%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palestine	Rossburg
Population	242 → 177 (-26.9%)	248 → 272 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $63,542 (+75.3%)	$50,000 → $68,854 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $62,500 (+3.3%)	$65,300 → $114,600 (+75.5%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $750 (+12.8%)	$709 → $625 (-11.8%)

Palestine

Population

242177

Median household income

$36,250$63,542

Median home value

$60,500$62,500

Median gross rent

$665$750

Rossburg

Population

248272

Median household income

$50,000$68,854

Median home value

$65,300$114,600

Median gross rent

$709$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palestine	Rossburg
Under 5	7.9%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	18.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.0%
45 to 54	27.1%	15.4%
55 to 64	6.8%	21.3%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.8%
75 and over	5.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palestine	Rossburg
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palestine	Rossburg
No high school diploma	4.7%	14.4%
High school graduate	50.4%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palestine	Rossburg
Drove alone	81.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	16.1%	8.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palestine	Rossburg
1-unit, detached	88.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palestine	Rossburg
Poverty rate	4.5%	15.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1971	1956