North Lakes vs Palmer

A side-by-side comparison of North Lakes and Palmer: population, income, housing, and more.

North Lakes and Palmer are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Lakes has the higher population (10,583 vs 6,141 in Palmer). North Lakes has the higher median household income ($102,785 vs $70,550 in Palmer). North Lakes has the higher median home value ($338,900 vs $275,900 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	North Lakes	Palmer
Population	10,583	6,141
Median age	36.4 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$102,785	$70,550
Median home value	$338,900	$275,900
Median gross rent	$1,459	$1,134
Housing units	3,901	2,516
Homeownership rate	79.3%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lakes	Palmer
Population	9,321 → 10,583 (+13.5%)	7,131 → 6,141 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$80,000 → $102,785 (+28.5%)	$62,339 → $70,550 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$268,000 → $338,900 (+26.5%)	$207,200 → $275,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,459 (+23.3%)	$976 → $1,134 (+16.2%)

North Lakes

Population

9,32110,583

Median household income

$80,000$102,785

Median home value

$268,000$338,900

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,459

Palmer

Population

7,1316,141

Median household income

$62,339$70,550

Median home value

$207,200$275,900

Median gross rent

$976$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Lakes	Palmer
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.8%
75 and over	3.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lakes	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	8.3%
Asian	1.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.9%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.1%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lakes	Palmer
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.8%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lakes	Palmer
Drove alone	73.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.1%	6.2%
Other means	4.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lakes	Palmer
1-unit, detached	79.6%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	North Lakes	Palmer
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.0%
Average household size	2.95	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1996	1989