Palmer

  1. Palmer Legal Resources
  2. Palmer Statistics
  3. Palmer Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Palmer Employment Information
  5. Palmer Family Information
  6. Palmer Education Information
  7. Palmer Public Benefits Information
  8. Palmer Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Palmer Legal Resources Back to top

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Palmer Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,754
  • Land Area (2000): 22.950 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.015 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,497
Palmer Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,768 98.72%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 140 1.28%

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Palmer Employment Information Back to top
Palmer Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 203 6.95%
2. Educational Services 169 5.79%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 165 5.65%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 156 5.34%
5. Public Administration 131 4.49%
6. Finance and Insurance 120 4.11%
7. Metal Manufactuing 119 4.08%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 112 3.84%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 111 3.80%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 94 3.22%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 92 3.15%
12. Health Care 92 3.15%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 76 2.60%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 75 2.57%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 64 2.19%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 61 2.09%
17. Other Transportation 58 1.99%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 56 1.92%
19. Truck Transportation 56 1.92%
20. Utilities 56 1.92%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 464 17.29%
2. Educational Services 384 14.31%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 136 5.07%
4. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 114 4.25%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 109 4.06%
6. Finance and Insurance 109 4.06%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 83 3.09%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 80 2.98%
9. Department and Other General Stores 78 2.91%
10. Public Administration 73 2.72%
11. Social Assistance 73 2.72%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 71 2.65%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 69 2.57%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 65 2.42%
15. Metal Manufactuing 55 2.05%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 38 1.42%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 37 1.38%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 33 1.23%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 32 1.19%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 32 1.19%

Palmer Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 186 6.37%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 155 5.31%
3. Other Production Occupations 152 5.21%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 148 5.07%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 140 4.80%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 133 4.56%
7. Computer Specialists 118 4.04%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 101 3.46%
9. Engineers 95 3.25%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 92 3.15%
11. Business Operations Specialists 82 2.81%
12. Law Enforcement Workers 81 2.77%
13. Operations Managers Non Finance 75 2.57%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 69 2.36%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 67 2.30%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 67 2.30%
17. Top Executives 52 1.78%
18. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 51 1.75%
19. Teachers, Secondary School 46 1.58%
20. Customer Service Representatives 42 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 211 7.86%
2. Registered Nurses 184 6.86%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 170 6.34%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 158 5.89%
5. Other Production Occupations 123 4.58%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 119 4.44%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 118 4.40%
8. Customer Service Representatives 100 3.73%
9. Other Management Occupations 94 3.50%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 81 3.02%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 74 2.76%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 71 2.65%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 68 2.53%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 66 2.46%
15. Financial Managers 63 2.35%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 59 2.20%
17. Business Operations Specialists 59 2.20%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 59 2.20%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 58 2.16%
20. Cashiers 57 2.12%

Palmer Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,932 56.93%
15-35 hours 843 9.73%
1-14 hours 320 3.69%
No regular hours 2,568 29.64%

Palmer Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 118 2.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM 172 3.18%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 176 3.26%
6 AM-6:29 AM 530 9.81%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 675 12.50%
7 AM-7:29 AM 845 15.65%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 885 16.39%
8 AM-8:29 AM 494 9.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 326 6.04%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 308 5.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 101 1.87%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 37 0.69%
Noon-3:59 PM 277 5.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM 457 8.46%

Palmer Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 178 3.30%
5-9 685 12.68%
10-14 984 18.22%
15-19 712 13.18%
20-24 742 13.74%
25-29 317 5.87%
30-34 507 9.39%
35-39 117 2.17%
40-44 184 3.41%
45-59 362 6.70%
60-89 497 9.20%
At least 90 116 2.15%

Palmer Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14 0.26% 3,604 66.73%
30-44 0 0.00% 808 14.96%
45-59 0 0.00% 362 6.70%
At least 60 14 0.26% 599 11.09%

Palmer Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 545 9.85%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,769 86.22%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 33 0.60%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 28 0.51%
Color 6 Box Walked 26 0.47%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 130 2.35%

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Palmer Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,393 (10,801 people)
Families (2000): 3,144 (9,271 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,475
People at same address in 1995: 5,872
Palmer Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 178 4.05%
$10,000-$14,999 274 6.24%
$15,000-$19,999 191 4.35%
$20,000-$24,999 211 4.80%
$25,000-$29,999 220 5.01%
$30,000-$34,999 266 6.06%
$35,000-$39,999 189 4.30%
$40,000-$44,999 208 4.73%
$45,000-$49,999 251 5.71%
$50,000-$59,999 419 9.54%
$60,000-$74,999 661 15.05%
$75,000-$99,999 668 15.21%
$100,000-$124,999 349 7.94%
$125,000-$149,999 91 2.07%
$150,000-$199,999 114 2.60%
$200,000 or more 103 2.34%

Palmer Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,119 25.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,436 32.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 145 3.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 755 17.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 10 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 611 13.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 236 5.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 1.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13 0.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Palmer Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,360 26.51%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,307 18.20%
Public Assistance 25 0.20%
Retirement 1,173 9.26%
Self Employment 467 3.68%
Social Security 1,451 11.45%
Supplemental Security 65 0.51%
Wage / Salary 3,293 25.98%
Other 532 4.20%

Palmer Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,542 56.05%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,209 43.95%

Palmer Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 318 7.69%
Color 1 Box Married 2,948 71.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 736 17.81%
Color 3 Box Widowed 131 3.17%

Palmer Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 407 8.67%
Color 1 Box Married 2,928 62.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 783 16.68%
Color 3 Box Widowed 577 12.29%

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Palmer Education Information Back to top
Palmer Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 210 2.51%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 771 9.21%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,166 37.82%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,720 20.55%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 686 8.19%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,257 15.02%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 561 6.70%

Palmer Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 91 0.85% 135 1.26% 226 2.10%
Kindergarten 111 1.03% 17 0.16% 128 1.19%
Grades 1-4 486 4.52% 87 0.81% 573 5.33%
Grades 5-8 487 4.53% 59 0.55% 546 5.08%
Grades 9-12 483 4.49% 83 0.77% 566 5.26%
Undergrad college 229 2.13% 54 0.50% 283 2.63%
Graduate or professional school 50 0.46% 46 0.43% 96 0.89%
Total 1,937 18.01% 481 4.47% 2,418 22.48%

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Palmer Public Benefits Information Back to top
Palmer Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,419 95.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 438 4.03%

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Palmer Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Palmer Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,345 12.51%
10-19 Years 1,265 11.76%
20-29 Years 930 8.65%
30-39 Years 1,729 16.08%
40-49 Years 1,688 15.70%
50-59 Years 1,338 12.44%
60-69 Years 996 9.26%
70-79 Years 972 9.04%
80-89 Years 456 4.24%
90+ Years 35 0.33%

Palmer Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,191 48.27%
Color 1 Box Female 5,563 51.73%

Palmer Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,874 91.82%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 280 2.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 262 2.44%
Color 2 Box Asian 221 2.06%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 104 0.97%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.07%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.03%

Palmer Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,208 25.05%
2. Italian 2,627 20.51%
3. Irish 1,571 12.27%
4. English 995 7.77%
5. Polish 614 4.79%
6. Dutch 508 3.97%
7. United States Or American 485 3.79%
8. Pennsylvania German 424 3.31%
9. Hungarian 243 1.90%
10. Welsh 233 1.82%

Palmer Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 9,416 92.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 255 2.50%
3. Italian 123 1.21%
4. Gujarathi 104 1.02%
5. German 57 0.56%
6. Arabic 39 0.38%
7. Other West Germanic 36 0.35%
8. Hindi 31 0.30%
9. Tagalog 24 0.24%
10. Vietnamese 16 0.16%

Palmer Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 10,321 94.62%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 437 4.01%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 150 1.38%

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