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Palmer, AK

6,141 Population
5.1 square miles 1,210.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 35.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$34,916 ±$2,332 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: $47,015 ±$869
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Alaska: $44,928 ±$605
$70,550 ±$5,783 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: $95,918 ±$1,755
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Alaska: $89,336 ±$1,374

11% ±2% (648  ±120) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 9.6% 37,337 (±0.5% / ±2,284)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 10.2% 72,978 (±0.3% / ±2,204)

25.8 minutes ±1.6 (65,950  ±6,036) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 22.8 4,021,035 (±0.4 / ±101,618)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Alaska: 19.5 6,246,845 (±0.3 / ±110,673)

Families

2,311 ±114 Number of households
  • the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 147,550 ±4,261
  • Alaska: 267,865 ±1,441
2.5 ±0.1 (5,865  ±54) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 2.6 389,852 (±0.1 / ±11,189)
  • a little less than the figure in Alaska: 2.6 703,871

5.3% ±1.8% (83  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 5.7% 5,444 (±0.6% / ±533)
  • a little less than the rate in Alaska: 5.7% 9,528 (±0.4% / ±744)

Housing

2,516 ±122 Number of housing units
  • the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 170,639 ±3,948
  • Alaska: 327,610 ±431

$275,900 ±$9,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: $358,900 ±$4,200
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Alaska: $333,300 ±$3,665

12.7% ±2.6% (767  ±155.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 15.4% 60,869 (±1.1% / ±4,361.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alaska: 14.8% 107,476 (±0.6% / ±4,009.5)

Social

93.1% ±3.4% (3,656  ±214.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 94.1% 249,878 (±1.4% / ±3,597.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 456,049 (±1% / ±4,750.6)
23.8% ±2.4% (934  ±102.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 34% 90,276 (±0.8% / ±2,157.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alaska: 31.2% 152,432 (±0.6% / ±2,933.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.3% ±1.1% (205  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 8.7% 34,870
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 7.8% 57,131

11.2% ±1.5% (523  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Anchorage, AK Metro Area: 12% 34,982 (±0.5% / ±1,901)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 11% 58,910 (±0.4% / ±2,202)
523 Total veterans ±73 444 Male ±70 79 Female ±29

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