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Palmer, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $284,121 (it was $102,300 in 2000)
Palmer:

$284,121
Alaska:

$336,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,892 - $355,048

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $287,234
Here:

$287,234
State:

$371,009

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,508
Here:

$329,508
State:

$298,041

In 2-unit structures: $257,300
Here:

$257,300
State:

$345,335

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $509,254
Here:

$509,254
State:

$302,340

Mobile homes: $151,633
Here:

$151,633
State:

$72,602

Total population: 6,515 (Urban population: 4,524 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 54 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,455 (2,262 occupied: 1,418 owner occupied, 850 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

34%

Housing density: 653 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $177,003.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,067 (lower quartile is $683, upper quartile is $1,290)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $526


Median gross rent in Palmer, AK in 2022: $1,168

Housing units in Palmer with a mortgage: 996 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,349

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,744

Median monthly housing costs: $1,252

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Palmer, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1995

Median year apartment built: 1992

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,352
  • Male householders: 1,106 (297 living alone), Female householders: 1,221 (416 living alone)
  • 1,030 spouses (1,030 opposite-sex spouses), 237 unmarried partners, (237 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,877 children (1,613 natural, 86 adopted, 177 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 27 foster children, 19 other relatives, 220 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 342

Size of family households: 512 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 302 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 774 1-person, 162 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

900 married couples with children.
458 single-parent households (175 men, 283 women).

94.3% of residents of Palmer speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 163 (2.6%)
(79.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmer, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmer, Alaska
  • 0no bedroom
  • 301 bedroom
  • 2262 bedrooms
  • 7483 bedrooms
  • 3754 bedrooms
  • 395+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Alaska
  • 22no bedroom
  • 2251 bedroom
  • 3492 bedrooms
  • 2033 bedrooms
  • 524 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 39no vehicle
  • 3751 vehicle
  • 6082 vehicles
  • 2503 vehicles
  • 1194 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in renter-occupied apartments
  • 133no vehicle
  • 3911 vehicle
  • 2522 vehicles
  • 573 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmer, Alaska
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmer, Alaska
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 623 rooms
  • 1824 rooms
  • 3505 rooms
  • 3176 rooms
  • 2247 rooms
  • 1268 rooms
  • 1559+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Alaska
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Alaska
  • 221 room
  • 952 rooms
  • 2023 rooms
  • 2714 rooms
  • 1245 rooms
  • 686 rooms
  • 187 rooms
  • 298 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Palmer, AK
  • Palmer, AK household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Palmer, AK in 2022
  • 102Less than $10,000
  • 160$10,000 to $19,999
  • 148$20,000 to $29,999
  • 137$30,000 to $39,999
  • 233$40,000 to $49,999
  • 181$50,000 to $59,999
  • 314$60,000 to $74,999
  • 343$75,000 to $99,999
  • 243$100,000 to $124,999
  • 126$125,000 to $149,999
  • 201$150,000 to $199,999
  • 106$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Palmer, AK

  • Distribution of house value in Palmer, AK in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 2$10,000 to $14,999
  • 0$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 14$30,000 to $34,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1$70,000 to $79,999
  • 1$90,000 to $99,999
  • 11$100,000 to $124,999
  • 36$125,000 to $149,999
  • 59$150,000 to $174,999
  • 95$175,000 to $199,999
  • 314$200,000 to $249,999
  • 252$250,000 to $299,999
  • 361$300,000 to $399,999
  • 85$400,000 to $499,999
  • 29$500,000 to $749,999
  • 9$750,000 to $999,999
  • 6$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Palmer, AK

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Palmer, AK in 2022
  • 5Less than $100
  • 12$200 to $249
  • 25$250 to $299
  • 2$300 to $349
  • 25$350 to $399
  • 20$400 to $449
  • 14$450 to $499
  • 13$550 to $599
  • 71$600 to $649
  • 51$650 to $699
  • 19$700 to $749
  • 9$750 to $799
  • 52$800 to $899
  • 91$900 to $999
  • 268$1,000 to $1,249
  • 73$1,250 to $1,499
  • 81$1,500 to $1,999
  • 15$2,000 to $2,499
  • 28No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.4%
Number of people working at home: 250 (8.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 222
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 486
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 351
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 307
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 196
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 76
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 222
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 78
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 39
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 471
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 160
  • 90 or more minutes: 50
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Palmer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,835 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled: 546 (9.2%)
  • Bus: 34 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 137 (2.3%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 90 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 221 (3.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 8.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 15.8%Males
  • 20.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 27.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 14.5%Males
  • 10.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palmer, Alaska
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palmer, Alaska
  • 612010 or later
  • 342000 to 2009
  • 281990 to 1999
  • 291980 to 1989
  • 351970 to 1979
  • 41Before 1970
Ancestries in Palmer, AK

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 292 (10.6%)
  • English: 228 (8.3%)
  • American: 222 (8.1%)
  • Irish: 115 (4.2%)
  • European: 71 (2.6%)
  • Norwegian: 62 (2.3%)
  • Finnish: 60 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 57 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 56 (2.0%)
  • Scottish: 52 (1.9%)
  • French Canadian: 34 (1.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 32 (1.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 29 (1.1%)
  • Danish: 28 (1.0%)
  • French: 26 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 22 (0.8%)
  • African: 21 (0.8%)
  • Czech: 13 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 11 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 9 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 8 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 7 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 6 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 6 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 3 (0.1%)
  • Cajun: 2 (0.07%)
  • Slovene: 2 (0.07%)
  • Nigerian: 1 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Palmer:

26.2% (50)
Alaska:

33.1% (19,195)

Mexico
Palmer:

20.4% (39)
Alaska:

6.6% (3,837)

Laos
Palmer:

5.2% (10)
Alaska:

2.0% (1,137)

England
Palmer:

4.7% (9)
Alaska:

0.6% (376)

Canada
Palmer:

4.7% (9)
Alaska:

5.0% (2,924)

Germany
Palmer:

4.2% (8)
Alaska:

2.4% (1,382)

Ghana
Palmer:

3.7% (7)
Alaska:

0.2% (125)

Africa, n.e.c.
Palmer:

3.1% (6)
Alaska:

0.2% (106)

Moldova
Palmer:

2.6% (5)
Alaska:

0.6% (368)

Italy
Palmer:

2.6% (5)
Alaska:

0.4% (205)

Taiwan
Palmer:

2.1% (4)
Alaska:

0.5% (313)

Other Eastern Africa
Palmer:

2.1% (4)
Alaska:

0.4% (217)

Brazil
Palmer:

2.1% (4)
Alaska:

0.9% (512)

Poland
Palmer:

1.6% (3)
Alaska:

0.7% (389)

Korea
Palmer:

1.6% (3)
Alaska:

5.8% (3,384)

Oceania, n.e.c.
Palmer:

1.6% (3)
Alaska:

5.3% (3,101)

Honduras
Palmer:

1.6% (3)
Alaska:

0.3% (192)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,881
  • Other state: 3,260
  • Northeast: 281
  • Midwest: 802
  • South: 618
  • West: 1,565

86.3% of Palmer residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.6% lived in Alaska.


Palmer:

86.3%
State average:

84.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 17
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 14
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 40
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 18
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 824
  • Less than 1 year of college: 169
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 300
  • Associate degree: 165
  • Bachelor's degree: 221
  • Master's degree: 156
  • Professional school degree: 8
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 23
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 37
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 671
  • Less than 1 year of college: 146
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 438
  • Associate degree: 192
  • Bachelor's degree: 293
  • Master's degree: 114
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 15
Educational Attainment for Females
Palmer marital status for males
Palmer marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,602
  • One, attached: 125
  • Two: 87
  • 3 or 4: 103
  • 5 to 9: 239
  • 10 to 19: 97
  • 20 to 49: 143
  • 50 or more: 36
  • Mobile homes: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $61,310

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Palmer
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Palmer, AK
  • 93.3%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Palmer, AK
  • 56.0%Utility gas
  • 40.9%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 157
Here:

26.7%
Alaska:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
Here:

36.8%
Alaska:

13.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:

7.4%
Alaska:

14.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability