Palmer, TX Demographic Data
Palmer, TX Summary
Palmer is located in Ellis County in Texas
- Population: 2,463
- Area: 3.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 821.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 459.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palmer, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,180
52%
50.8
Male
1,088
48%
49.2
Total Population
2,268
323,128,000
Palmer, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
222
9.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
275
12.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
171
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
174
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
221
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
305
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
285
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
169
7.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
99
4.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
69
3.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
190
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
73
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
15
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,484
65.4%
77.2
Female
790
53.2%
51.3
Male
694
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,401
61.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
305
13.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
278
12.3%
15.2
Female
168
60.4%
55.8
Male
110
39.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
27
0.0%
0.0
Palmer, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,184
96.3%
96.8
White
1,991
87.8%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
81
3.6%
0.8
Asian
1
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
1
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
99
4.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
84
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
845
37.3%
17.8
Mexican
780
34.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
18
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
47
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,423
62.7%
82.2
Palmer, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
102
8.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
161
13.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
460
38.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
279
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
95
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
86
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
263
21.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
942
78.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
108
8.9%
31.2
Palmer, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
430
26.9%
33.7%
Now Married
797
49.8%
47.5
Divorced
171
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
75
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
127
7.9
5.8%
Palmer, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,538
75.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
508
24.8%
21.6%
Spanish
503
24.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Palmer, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
19
2.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10
1.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
103
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
68
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
147
21.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
189
27.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
73
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
48
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
49,125
57,617
Per capita income
18,097
31,128
Palmer, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
150
15.9%
9.8
Construction
108
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
111
11.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21
2.2%
6.6
Information
26
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
129
13.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
79
8.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
90
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
144
15.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
53
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
25
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
154
16.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
113
12.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
202
21.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
277
29.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
199
21.1%
18.1%
Palmer, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
910
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
682
74.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
168
18.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
19
2.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
41
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.6
26.6
Palmer, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11
1.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
185
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
348
51.2%
37.1
3 or more
136
20.0%
21.0
Palmer, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
680
95.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
481
70.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
199
29.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
34
4.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Palmer, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
714
1 room
3
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
3
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
11
1.5%
9.1
4 rooms
86
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
234
32.8%
19.8
6 rooms
210
29.4%
17.8
7 rooms
91
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
24
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
52
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Palmer, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
714
1-unit, detached
544
76.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
18
2.5%
5.9
2-units
16
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
113
15.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Palmer, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
65
9.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
12
1.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
57
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
46
6.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
104
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
154
21.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
91
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
180
25.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Palmer, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
252
37.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
422
62.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Palmer, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
299
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
40
13.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
105
35.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
154
51.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
102
34.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
21.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
78
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
180
41,631,300
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
11
6.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
59
32.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
110
61.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
19
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
892
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
12.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
35
19.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
68
37.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
481
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
9.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
314
65.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
88
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
5.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
0.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,000
205,000
