Palmer, IA Demographic Data
Palmer, IA Summary
Palmer is located in Pocahontas County in Iowa
- Population: 125
- Area: 0.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 295.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,236.88 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palmer, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
90
58%
50.8
Male
66
42%
49.2
Total Population
156
323,128,000
Palmer, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
12
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
14
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3
1.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
20
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
15
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26
16.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
10
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
16
10.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8
5.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
117
75.0%
77.2
Female
66
56.4%
51.3
Male
51
43.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
113
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
39
25.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
25
16.0%
15.2
Female
16
64.0%
55.8
Male
9
36.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Palmer, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
156
100.0%
96.8
White
147
94.2%
72.6
Black or African American
9
5.8%
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
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20
12.8%
17.8
Mexican
11
7.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
5.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
136
87.2%
82.2
Palmer, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
19
17.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3
2.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
40
35.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
34
30.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6
5.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
22
19.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
90
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6
5.4%
31.2
Palmer, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
28
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
50
40.3%
47.5
Divorced
25
20.2%
11.0%
Separated
4
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
17
13.7
5.8%
Palmer, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
122
81.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
28
18.7%
21.6%
Spanish
20
13.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Palmer, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17
21.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17
21.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
21
26.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2
2.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2
2.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
37,000
57,617
Per capita income
19,915
31,128
Palmer, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
10.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9
11.7%
9.8
Construction
3
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
13
16.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
3
3.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1
1.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
11.7%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
14
18.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6
7.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4
5.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9
11.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
33
42.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8
10.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
22
28.6%
18.1%
Palmer, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
77
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
49
63.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19
24.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
6
7.8%
2.7
Other means
1
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
2
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Palmer, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1
1.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
37
47.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
29
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
11
14.1%
21.0
Palmer, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
78
85.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
56
71.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
22
28.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
13
14.3%
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
1.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Palmer, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
91
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
15
16.5%
9.1
4 rooms
17
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
20
22.0%
19.8
6 rooms
13
14.3%
17.8
7 rooms
14
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
3
3.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7
7.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Palmer, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
91
1-unit, detached
78
85.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7
7.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2
2.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Palmer, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
47
51.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11
12.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
11
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6
6.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3
3.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2
2.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Palmer, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
41
52.6%
4.7
Electricity
29
37.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
2.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
7.7%
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, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
15
47295100.0
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$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
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
5
33.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
10
66.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15
100.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
18
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
2
11.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
16
88.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
4
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
582
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%
7
38.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
27.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6
33.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Palmer, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
56
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
49
87.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7
12.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
27,000
205,000