2020 census As of the
2020 census, New Palestine had a population of 2,744. The median age was 44.5 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.2 males age 18 and over. 99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas. There were 1,085 households in New Palestine, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.5% were married-couple households, 13.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 2,055 people, 779 households, and 587 families living in the town. The
population density was . There were 825 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.8%
White, 0.2%
Native American, 0.6%
Asian, 0.1% from
other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 779 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were
married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the town was 37.2 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
2000 census As of the 2000
census, there were 1,264 people, 469 households, and 364 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 500 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.66%
White, 0.08%
African American, 0.24%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 0.16% from
other races, and 0.71% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 469 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were
married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,875, and the median income for a family was $71,667. Males had a median income of $50,156 versus $31,538 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $27,821. About 1.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==