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Palestine, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Palestine is a Census city of 800 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in St. Francis County. Median household income is $36,090, 65.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $457,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palestine
What Palestine is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land235 plus or minus 57
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Francis County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
How many people live in Palestine
- Population800 plus or minus 193
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18282 plus or minus 95
- Share under 1835.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over174 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households299 plus or minus 72
- Family households210 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families70.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
Income and work in Palestine
- Median household income$36,090
- Per capita income$20,980 plus or minus $4,716
- Civilian labor force372 plus or minus 109
- Employed346 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over481 plus or minus 113
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
Housing in Palestine
- Housing units312 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units299 plus or minus 72
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied195 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied104 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate65.2 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$67,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$758 plus or minus $207
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units206 plus or minus 65
- Share single family66.0 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
How Palestine gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute325 plus or minus 100
- Commuting under 15 minutes187 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.5 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone90.1 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
SBA loans in Palestine (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$457,200
- Average approval$457,200
- Median approval$457,200
- Largest approval$457,200
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palestine, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Palestine
Flood risk in Palestine
- NFIP communityCity of Palestine
- NFIP community number050359
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/05(M)
The City of Palestine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050359 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Francis County, not Palestine
St. Francis County context, not Palestine figures
- Establishments in St. Francis County404
- Covered employment, St. Francis County6,723
- Average annual pay, St. Francis County$48,570
- Housing units permitted, St. Francis County3
Every figure in this section is published for St. Francis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palestine.
All St. Francis County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palestine questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palestine, Arkansas?
800, in 299 households. Palestine city covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 235 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palestine in?
St. Francis County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palestine?
$36,090. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $67,900. Median gross rent is $758 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palestine businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $457,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $457,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palestine, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palestine borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palestine. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Palestine in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palestine appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palestine, city of, community 050359, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palestine figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Francis County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palestine.
Is zoning published for Palestine?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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