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Palmer, KS

138 Population
0.3 square miles 446.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±18 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 43.9 ±0.9
  • a little less than the figure in Kansas: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,019 ±$6,572 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $34,654 ±$2,882
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $39,638 ±$405
$46,250 ±$27,369 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $62,452 ±$4,861
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $72,639 ±$453

23.9% ±17.9% (33  ±27) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 8.1% † 440 (±1.7% / ±90)
  • more than double the rate in Kansas: 11.5% 328,475 (±0.2% / ±6,622)

16.4 minutes ±5.6 (855  ±427) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 20.5 48,780 (±2 / ±5,633)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

58 ±26 Number of households
  • Washington County: 2,371 ±84
  • Kansas: 1,160,715 ±3,961
2.4 ±1.3 (138  ±46) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 5,393 (±0.1 / ±7)
  • a little less than the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,850,913

29.6% ±22.9% (8  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 11.2% † 106 (±3.6% / ±34)
  • more than double the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,004 (±0.2% / ±1,359)

Housing

66 ±26 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 2,731 ±28
  • Kansas: 1,285,221 ±690

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

23.3% ±19.1% (27  ±23.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 7.4% † 399 (±1.5% / ±80.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kansas: 14.8% 431,125 (±0.3% / ±7,618.8)

Social

88.2% ±30.3% (75  ±35.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 94.5% 3,608 (±5% / ±190.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Kansas: 91.9% 1,776,698 (±0.5% / ±9,574.8)
24.7% ±30.6% (21  ±26.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 23.3% † 890 (±2.7% / ±104.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kansas: 35.2% 679,664 (±0.3% / ±5,586.1)

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

4.4% ±7.1% (6  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 3% 163
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 7.2% 211,197

4.2% ±4% (4  ±4) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 9.2% † 386 (±1.5% / ±61)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 7% 154,967 (±0.1% / ±2,456)
4 Total veterans ±4 4 Male ±4 N/A Female ±11

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