Palestine is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 181 people and just one neighborhood, Palestine is the 789th largest community in Ohio. Palestine has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Palestine is a blue-collar town, with 47.54% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Palestine is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palestine who work in food service (17.21%), sales jobs (13.93%), and office and administrative support (13.11%).
The overall crime rate in Palestine is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Palestine, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.24 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Palestine ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Palestine in 2022 was $25,712, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,848 for a family of four. However, Palestine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Palestine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palestine residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Palestine include German, Russian, English, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Palestine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 43.6% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.4% of American neighborhoods.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (22.4%) than in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Palestine are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 43.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Palestine, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.2%), and residents who report English roots (13.3%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (3.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (22.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.