Palestine

Population: 925
Median household income: $89,924
Median home value: $134,900

Palestine, a community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, has 925 residents. At $89,924, its median household income sits above Kosciusko County's $73,922.

Between 2022 and 2023, Palestine's population declined 2.2% from 946 to 925, while its median home value rose 3.2% from $130,700 to $134,900.

80.5% of workers drive to work alone. 84.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 925
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $89,924
Median home value: $134,900
Median gross rent: $1,086
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

946925

Median household income

$64,306$89,924

Median home value

$130,700$134,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	946	$64,306	$130,700	—
2023	925	$89,924	$134,900	$1,086

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1739.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	364	39.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	132	14.3%
35 to 44	88	9.5%
45 to 54	164	17.7%
55 to 64	89	9.6%
65 to 74	53	5.7%
75 and over	35	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	877	94.8%
Black or African American	13	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate46.2%

Some college or associate's44.2%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	6.8%
High school graduate	259	46.2%
Some college or associate's	248	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	16	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	301	80.5%
Carpooled	65	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	8	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	6.1%
15 to 29 min	305	81.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	22	5.9%
60+ min	24	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 4.4% (40 of 915)

	Count	Share
Family households	216	72.0%
Nonfamily households	84	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	300	89.0%
Vacant	37	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	245	81.7%
Renter-occupied	55	18.3%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	284	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53	15.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1857672
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 41.1748, -85.9456