New Palestine is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,541 people and three associated neighborhoods, New Palestine is the 194th largest community in Indiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in New Palestine, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to New Palestine, and putting down their money on brand new construction. New Palestine’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. New Palestine does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,170.00.

New Palestine real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although New Palestine house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that New Palestine has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, New Palestine is also a town of artists. New Palestine has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Palestine’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, New Palestine is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Palestine really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Palestine perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in New Palestine is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Palestine, the average commute to work is 33.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

New Palestine is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of New Palestine is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.13% of adults in New Palestine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Palestine in 2022 was $50,156, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,624 for a family of four. However, New Palestine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New Palestine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Palestine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Palestine include German, Irish, English, European, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in New Palestine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and West Germanic languages.