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Palestine, Texas

City in Anderson County, Texas · ZIP 75801, 75803

  • Anderson County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 11 public schools
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  • 19,583 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 6,930Households
  • $46,228Median household income
  • $153,400Median home value
  • 11Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Palestine

This page shows only what has been published about Palestine: Census facts with their sources first, then its businesses, jobs, events, people in public roles, housing and questions as they are added. Nothing here is written by the town government.

Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+5.4%
17.5k18k18.5k19k2000: 17,59820002010: 18,71220102020: 18,544202017,59818,544
Population of Palestine at each census
CensusPopulation
200017,598
201018,712
202018,544

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Palestine
Under $50k52.8%
$50k to $100k25.2%
$100k to $150k16.5%
$150k to $200k3.2%
$200k and over2.3%

Median household income $46,228 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Palestine
Owner occupied
3,792 units
Renter occupied
3,138 units
Vacancy rate
12.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Palestine compared with its county and state
Palestine compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePalestineAnderson CountyTexas
Population18,88857,82529,640,343
Median household income$46,228$58,846$76,292
Median age35.439.535.5
Median home value$153,400$173,400$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher16.3%14.5%33.1%
Foreign-born residents9.3%6.5%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes54.7%70.0%62.6%
Mean commute to work22.6 minutes24.6 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Palestine11
Public schools in Palestine, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
WASHINGTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERPublicPre-KPALESTINE ISD
NORTHSIDE PRIPublicK–1PALESTINE ISD
SOUTHSIDE ELPublic2–3PALESTINE ISD
WESTWOOD ELPublic3–6WESTWOOD ISD
WESTWOOD PRIPublicPre-K–2WESTWOOD ISD
PALESTINE J HPublic7–8PALESTINE ISD
STORY INTPublic4–6PALESTINE ISD
WESTWOOD J HPublic7–8WESTWOOD ISD
PALESTINE H SPublic9–12PALESTINE ISD
WESTWOOD H SPublic9–12WESTWOOD ISD
UT TYLER UNIVERSITY ACADEMY AT PALESTINECharterK–12UT TYLER UNIVERSITY ACADEMY

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Palestine3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Palestine
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 6 (TX-6)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 8
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 3

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Palestine’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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