PlainZIP

Palestine, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palestine, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,156. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PALESTINE-IL · Palestine, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,156 pop · #16041/25278 · Crawford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,665
  • RANK-LOWER #16041/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Oblong
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,156
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $89,600

Nearest income peer: Oblong, IL ( $4,110 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Palestine

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palestine on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palestine, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,156
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,665
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,665 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 62451.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palestine as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Beckemeyer is the closest lower-income city and Bone Gap the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palestine.

Population concentration

Palestine's single ZIP 62451 carries the town

Palestine is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62451 is the entire residential footprint (2,156 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Palestine

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 231 employees , annual payroll $13,102k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62451 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Palestine, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palestine. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Palestine sits in the lower half of Crawford County on income: Robinson, Flat Rock and Hutsonville report more, and only Oblong reports less. West York marks the far end of that range at $98,750, 55% above Palestine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62451 2,156 $63,665 32 13
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Palestine roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Palestine, .