Palmer, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents
| Palmer: | $275,153 |
| Massachusetts: | $534,700 |
Total population: 3,995 (Urban population: 3,466, Rural population: 395 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 1,871 (1,776 occupied: 869 owner occupied, 907 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 51% |
| State: | 38% |
Housing density: 458 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $294,896.
Median contract rent in 2022: $856 (lower quartile is $567, upper quartile is $1,066)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $956
Median gross rent in Palmer, MA in 2022: $994
Housing units in Palmer with a mortgage: 518 (31 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 448,699- In family households: 370,558 (69,901 male householders, 46,060 female householders)
75,335 spouses, 139,777 children (131,178 natural, 3,169 adopted, 5,430 stepchildren), 9,761 grandchildren, 4,611 brothers or sisters, 4,384 parents, foster children, 5,451 other relatives, 12,672 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78,141 (28,658 male householders (22,507 living alone)), 35,308 female householders (30,105 living alone)), 14,175 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 14,791 (5,845 institutionalized population)
67,791 married couples with children.
39,215 single-parent households (5,649 men, 33,566 women).
94.4% of residents of Palmer speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 104 (2.7%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 3.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmer, Massachusetts
- 0no bedroom
- 291 bedroom
- 1562 bedrooms
- 4723 bedrooms
- 1664 bedrooms
- 465+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Massachusetts
- 32no bedroom
- 3831 bedroom
- 3742 bedrooms
- 1003 bedrooms
- 184 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 29no vehicle
- 3161 vehicle
- 4122 vehicles
- 993 vehicles
- 134 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palmer in renter-occupied apartments
- 176no vehicle
- 5471 vehicle
- 1512 vehicles
- 173 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmer, Massachusetts
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 374 rooms
- 1815 rooms
- 2906 rooms
- 1417 rooms
- 948 rooms
- 1199+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmer, Massachusetts
- 251 room
- 1002 rooms
- 2473 rooms
- 2884 rooms
- 1745 rooms
- 486 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 158 rooms
- 109+ rooms
Palmer, MA household income distribution
- 12,418Less than $10,000
- 17,660$10,000 to $19,999
- 13,064$20,000 to $29,999
- 14,017$30,000 to $39,999
- 10,270$40,000 to $49,999
- 9,829$50,000 to $59,999
- 13,846$60,000 to $74,999
- 21,322$75,000 to $99,999
- 16,283$100,000 to $124,999
- 10,457$125,000 to $149,999
- 10,757$150,000 to $199,999
- 12,646$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.8%
Number of people working at home: 191 (9.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 205
- 5 to 9 minutes: 467
- 10 to 14 minutes: 190
- 15 to 19 minutes: 180
- 20 to 24 minutes: 184
- 25 to 29 minutes: 74
- 30 to 34 minutes: 191
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 78
- 45 to 59 minutes: 112
- 60 to 89 minutes: 68
- 90 or more minutes: 29
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,503 (78.7%)
- Carpooled: 146 (7.6%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 23 (1.2%)
- Walked: 137 (7.2%)
- Other means: 16 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 78 (4.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palmer, Massachusetts
- 71995 to March 2000
- 191990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 151970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 38Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 958 (19.6%)
- Irish: 833 (17.0%)
- Polish: 726 (14.8%)
- Italian: 528 (10.8%)
- French Canadian: 479 (9.8%)
- English: 298 (6.1%)
- Other: 296 (6.1%)
- German: 225 (4.6%)
- United States: 83 (1.7%)
- Scottish: 78 (1.6%)
- Swedish: 75 (1.5%)
- Subsaharan African: 66 (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 64 (1.3%)
- Lithuanian: 54 (1.1%)
- Portuguese: 44 (0.9%)
- Danish: 27 (0.6%)
- Greek: 18 (0.4%)
- Czech: 15 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 14 (0.3%)
- Welsh: 11 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Palmer: | 36.7% (29) |
| Massachusetts: | 3.7% (28,319) |
| Palmer: | 21.5% (17) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.6% (12,350) |
| Palmer: | 12.7% (10) |
| Massachusetts: | 5.2% (40,247) |
| Palmer: | 11.4% (9) |
| Massachusetts: | 0.6% (4,416) |
| Palmer: | 8.9% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.9% (14,883) |
| Palmer: | 8.9% (7) |
| Massachusetts: | 1.1% (8,682) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,085
- Other state: 657
- Northeast: 447
- Midwest: 41
- South: 111
- West: 58
61% of Palmer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 12
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 80
- 9th grade: 59
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 111
- 12th grade, no diploma: 73
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 396
- Less than 1 year of college: 81
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
- Associate degree: 103
- Bachelor's degree: 82
- Master's degree: 16
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 7
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 7
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 13
- 7th and 8th grade: 95
- 9th grade: 73
- 10th grade: 47
- 11th grade: 31
- 12th grade, no diploma: 21
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 693
- Less than 1 year of college: 140
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
- Associate degree: 122
- Bachelor's degree: 124
- Master's degree: 50
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 805
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 207
- 3 or 4: 367
- 5 to 9: 178
- 10 to 19: 99
- 20 to 49: 55
- 50 or more: 39
- Mobile homes: 106
Median worth of mobile homes: $115,594
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%
- 89.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Electricity
- 2.0%Wood
- 37.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 32.5%Electricity
- 21.1%Utility gas
- 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
| Here: | 18.0% |
| Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
