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Palestine, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Palestine is a Census village of 1,430 people across 0.79 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $62,850, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $162,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palestine
What Palestine is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,812
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford 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
- Population1,430
- Median age45.6
- Population under 18317 plus or minus 76
- Share under 1822.2 percent
- Population 65 and over273 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent
- Households625
- Family households373
- Share of households that are families59.7 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$62,850
- Per capita income$30,121
- Civilian labor force708
- Employed685
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over1,043
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palestine
Housing in Palestine
- Housing units679
- Occupied units625
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied520
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$81,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$719 plus or minus $274
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units593
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1955
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 commute658
- Commuting under 15 minutes252 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more224 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
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$162,000
- Average approval$162,000
- Median approval$162,000
- Largest approval$162,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term299 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 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 1 loan has 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 communityVillage of Palestine
- NFIP community number170179
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11
The Village of Palestine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170179 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.
Crawford County, not Palestine
Crawford County context, not Palestine figures
- Establishments in Crawford County411
- Covered employment, Crawford County7,487
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$61,683
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County8
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palestine.
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, Illinois?
1,430, in 625 households. Palestine village covers 0.79 square miles of land, which is 1,812 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?
Crawford 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?
$62,850. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,300. Median gross rent is $719 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 $162,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $162,000. 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 1 loan has 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, village of, community 170179, 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 Crawford 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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