Palestine TownshipIL
In Illinois, this town has 1,115 residents.
Is Palestine Township a good place to live?
The best of Palestine Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 34% of residents are under 18 in Palestine Township, above both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Palestine Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Palestine Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve, at 123 acres. Palestine Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,115 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Palestine Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Palestine Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Palestine Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palestine Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Palestine Township.
Most of Palestine Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For workers in Palestine Township, the share who do their job from home is 5.9%. Employers in Palestine Township added 25 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 44. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. The top destinations are Bloomington (18%), El Paso (13%) and Normal (11%).
| Palestine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.9% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Illinois overall
Illinois has 38% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 33%. In Palestine Township, the median age is 39.5 years. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older here.
| Palestine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 79% are men (IL 41%).
| Palestine Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Palestine Township
The range runs from 16° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Palestine Township: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Palestine Township, 45% come from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Palestine Township ranks healthier than 52% of the country’s towns
The share of adults in Palestine Township who smoke cigarettes: 15%. The town does better than the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5.
| Palestine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Palestine Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 2.1% of Palestine Township
In Palestine Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Across 4 parks and preserves: 4.3 miles of trail.
| Palestine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve | 1.5 mi | 80 |
| 2. Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve | 0.7 mi | 46 |
| 3. Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve | 0.3 mi | 123 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Miller Park Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palestine Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park24 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
14 mi GardenFell Arboretum
15 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
15 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic SitePhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain
Everything we know about Palestine Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Palestine Township
About 2 of every 100 Palestine Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Palestine Township has grown 10% since 2010
1,043 counted in 2010 and 1,163 in 2020; an estimated 1,115 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Palestine Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Palestine Township is located in Woodford County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,043 and it contained 424 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
Questions about Palestine Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palestine Township, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.