Palermo

Population: 5,440
Median household income: $47,893
Median home value: $287,000

Palermo is a community in Butte County, California, home to 5,440 residents. At $47,893, its median household income sits below Butte County's $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palermo's population held roughly steady from 5,395 to 5,440, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $215,300 to $287,000.

Owners occupy 65.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,440
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,893
Median home value: $287,000
Median gross rent: $1,067
Housing units: 2,330
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3955,440

Median household income

$42,227$47,893

Median home value

$215,300$287,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,067

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,395	$42,227	$215,300	$885
2020	5,204	$41,464	$219,500	$975
2021	5,387	$42,135	$222,200	$950
2022	5,516	$46,905	$265,700	$1,010
2023	5,440	$47,893	$287,000	$1,067

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	310	5.7%
5 to 17	892	16.4%
18 to 24	383	7.0%
25 to 34	602	11.1%
35 to 44	634	11.7%
45 to 54	419	7.7%
55 to 64	1,006	18.5%
65 to 74	850	15.6%
75 and over	344	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,297	60.6%
Black or African American	228	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	2.1%
Asian	82	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	355	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,364	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	669	17.4%
High school graduate	1,504	39.0%
Some college or associate's	1,209	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	310	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	163	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,616	77.0%
Carpooled	247	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	185	8.8%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	509	26.6%
15 to 29 min	763	39.8%
30 to 44 min	490	25.6%
45 to 59 min	32	1.7%
60+ min	121	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 21.0% (1,143 of 5,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,400	67.7%
Nonfamily households	667	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,067	88.7%
Vacant	263	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,355	65.6%
Renter-occupied	712	34.4%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,328	57.0%
1-unit, attached	7	0.3%
2 to 4 units	12	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	983	42.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655086
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.4307, -121.5229