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Population (year 2000): 17,598. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,912 (+1.8% change)
Males: 8,076 (45.9%), Females: 9,522 (54.1%)
Zip codes:
75801.
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $30,497 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,100 (year 2000)
Races in Palestine:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
- Black (24.8%)
- Hispanic (14.9%)
- Other race (7.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.6%), English
(6.8%), German (6.3%), Irish (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), French
(1.5%).
Land area: 17.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palestine
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palestine city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 12.1%
7.6% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 1.2%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -536 (-3.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Palestine:
- PALESTINE REG MED CTR (4000 SOUTH LOOP 256)
- PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (2900 S
LOOP 256)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Palestine:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (about 30
miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
- MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 30
miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT (about 33 miles;
CROCKETT, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palestine:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 44 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 78 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 95 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palestine:
- PALESTINE MUNI (about 5 miles; PALESTINE, TX; ID:
PSN)
- ATHENS MUNI (about 30 miles; ATHENS, TX; ID: F44)
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX;
ID: JSO)
College/University in Palestine:
- ANDERSON COUNTY BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 16; Location: 217 W OAK; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palestine:
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 46 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 56 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
Public high schools in Palestine:
- PALESTINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 895;
Location: 1600 S LOOP 256; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WESTWOOD H S (Students: 539; Location: 4524 W
OAK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LANDMARK SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 101
BRUSHY CREEK RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palestine:
- STORY EL (Students: 738; Location: 5300 S
LOOP 256; Grades: 03 - 05)
- PALESTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 233 BEN MILAM DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WESTWOOD EL (Students: 504; Location: 4524 W
OAK; Grades: 03 - 06)
- WESTWOOD PRI (Students: 454; Location: 4524 W
OAK; Grades: PK - 02)
- NORTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students:
432; Location: 2509 HWY 155 N; Grades: PK - 01)
- SOUTHSIDE PRI (Students: 364; Location: 201
GILLESPIE RD; Grades: 01 - 02)
- WESTWOOD J H (Students: 288; Location: 4524 W
OAK; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WASHINGTON 6TH GR CTR (Students: 232;
Location: 1020 W HAMLETT; Grades: 06 - 06)
- SAM HOUSTON EARLY LEARNING CTR (Students:
129; Location: 1000 E LAMAR ST; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Palestine:
- PALESTINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$608,609; Location: 1101 N CEDAR ST; 68,927 books; 3,882
audio materials; 2,733 video materials; 78 serial
subscriptions)
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