Palmer, TN Demographic Data
Palmer, TN Summary
Palmer is located in Grundy County in Tennessee
- Population: 877
- Area: 4.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 177.49 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,844.16 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palmer, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
343
50%
50.8
Male
348
50%
49.2
Total Population
691
323,128,000
Palmer, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
27
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
38
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
42
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
62
9.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
26
3.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
65
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
73
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
94
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
46
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
45
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
78
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
78
11.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
17
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
562
81.3%
77.2
Female
266
47.3%
51.3
Male
296
52.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
505
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
200
28.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
173
25.0%
15.2
Female
86
49.7%
55.8
Male
87
50.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Palmer, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
538
77.9%
96.8
White
538
77.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
153
22.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
691
100.0%
82.2
Palmer, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
65
13.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
73
14.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
259
52.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
59
11.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
25
5.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
15
3.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
138
27.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
358
72.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15
3.0%
31.2
Palmer, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
176
30.1%
33.7%
Now Married
228
39.0%
47.5
Divorced
64
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
24
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
92
15.8
5.8%
Palmer, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
660
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Palmer, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
28
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
21.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
54
19.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
60
21.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
36
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
27
9.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15
5.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
24,632
57,617
Per capita income
13,027
31,128
Palmer, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
8.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4
2.3%
9.8
Construction
30
17.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
20
11.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5
2.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
44
25.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
1.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
38
21.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31
17.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
24
13.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
38
21.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
34
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
47
27.0%
18.1%
Palmer, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
174
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
140
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23
13.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
11
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.4
26.6
Palmer, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
27
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
74
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
111
39.5%
37.1
3 or more
69
24.6%
21.0
Palmer, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
281
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
258
91.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
23
8.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
52
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Palmer, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
333
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
21
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
35
10.5%
16.5
5 rooms
149
44.7%
19.8
6 rooms
57
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
44
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
17
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7
2.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Palmer, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
333
1-unit, detached
255
76.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
1
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
77
23.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Palmer, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
63
18.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
18
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
60
18.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
45
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
26
7.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
56
16.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
46
13.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Palmer, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
81
28.8%
4.7
Electricity
174
61.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
24
8.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Palmer, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
88
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
6
6.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
9.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
74
84.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17
19.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1
1.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
55
62.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
11
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
11
100.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
12
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
619
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
63.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4
36.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
258
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
85
32.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
111
43.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
46
17.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6
2.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
61,400
205,000
