66962 Zip Code (Palmer, KS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 218
Zip code population in 2010: 264
Zip code population in 2000: 292

Houses and condos: 121
Renter-occupied apartments: 16
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 66962: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 51.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,898 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 66962:

• High school or higher: 95.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 66962:

• Never married: 11.2%
• Now married: 78.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.8%
• Divorced: 1.7%

• 
• • 15370.2%White
  • 3917.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2611.9%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 66962, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,720 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,720
State:	$72,721

Salary/wage: $57,791 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$57,791
State:	$58,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6472.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $662 (reported on 53.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$662
Kansas:	$1,625

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,300 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$7,290

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,375 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,375
State:	+$20,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Profit/loss from business: +$9,600 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,600
State:	+$13,852

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 384.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 66962, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,893 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,893
State:	$60,095

Salary/wage: $36,042 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,042
State:	$48,770

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 49.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,175 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,175
Kansas:	$1,506

Ordinary dividends: $1,600 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$6,093

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,967 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,967
State:	+$14,598

Profit/loss from business: +$9,600 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,600
State:	+$12,554

Total itemized deductions: $19,750 (19% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,750
State:	$23,678

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,250 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

66962:	$6,250
State:	$9,548

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 66962, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,656 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,656
State:	$45,726

Salary/wage: $28,029 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$28,029
State:	$40,112

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $821 (reported on 60.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$821
Kansas:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $933 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$933
State:	$3,066

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,083 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,083
State:	+$7,555

Profit/loss from business: +$462 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$462
State:	+$9,571

Total itemized deductions: $14,182 (29% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,182
State:	$18,779

Here:	28.9% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,692 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,692
State:	$3,892

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,278 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

66962:	$3,278
State:	$7,203

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.2%

Here:	81%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $10k, 87.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 66953, 66937, 66943, 67447, 67468, 66968.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 94

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (2 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (26 now married, 6 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 66962 with a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,829
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $415

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 66962 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $74,999
• 15$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 66962

• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 66962

• 1$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 3$500 to $549
• 2$600 to $649
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $519.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,853

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,040 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,536 - $342,541

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $179,078

Here:	$179,078
State:	$264,181

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 107
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 4

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 66962

• 90.4%109Drove a car alone
• 0.8%1Walked
• 5.0%6Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 66962

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 225 to 9 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 620 to 24 minutes
• 2730 to 34 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 145 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 218

• Male householders: 46 (7 living alone), Female householders: 49 (19 living alone)

• 66 spouses (66 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27 children (27 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person

16 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

95.6% of residents of 66962 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 57% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BURGER, WILLIAM (1394 4TH ROAD in PALMER, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-09662, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: WILLIAM BURGER

• ARNOLD LOHMEYER AND SON (1221 2ND ROAD in PALMER, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  Alternative names: LOHMEYER, ARNOLD AND SON

• MERLE SCHMALE (RURAL ROUTE in PALMER, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: SCHMALE, MERLE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.4%

Population in 1990: 276. Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+5.8%).

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

• This state: 173
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 26
• West: 1

77% of the 66962 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.

91% of the 66962 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 66962 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	7	85.3 years
William	5	85.4 years
Edwin	4	78.8 years
Herman	4	82.5 years
Alvin	3	79.3 years
Herbert	3	71.0 years
Clarence	3	81.3 years
Elmer	3	81.7 years
Martha	3	82.4 years
Mary	3	92.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 66962 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ohlde	17	81.4 years
Winter	8	81.8 years
Meyer	6	83.0 years
Voelker	6	85.6 years
Lange	5	80.6 years
Reith	5	86.8 years
Hornbostel	4	84.6 years
Stunkel	4	71.5 years
Meyerhoff	4	66.2 years
Mueller	4	78.2 years