Palmetto vs West Samoset

A side-by-side comparison of Palmetto and West Samoset: population, income, housing, and more.

Palmetto and West Samoset are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmetto has the higher population (13,449 vs 7,273 in West Samoset). Palmetto has the higher median household income ($61,538 vs $55,938 in West Samoset). Palmetto has the higher median home value ($256,700 vs $213,900 in West Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Palmetto	West Samoset
Population	13,449	7,273
Median age	52.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,538	$55,938
Median home value	$256,700	$213,900
Median gross rent	$1,286	$1,371
Housing units	7,222	2,603
Homeownership rate	67.9%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmetto	West Samoset
Population	13,611 → 13,449 (-1.2%)	6,921 → 7,273 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$48,301 → $61,538 (+27.4%)	$32,301 → $55,938 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$156,700 → $256,700 (+63.8%)	$88,800 → $213,900 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,286 (+37.1%)	$947 → $1,371 (+44.8%)

Palmetto

Population

13,61113,449

Median household income

$48,301$61,538

Median home value

$156,700$256,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,286

West Samoset

Population

6,9217,273

Median household income

$32,301$55,938

Median home value

$88,800$213,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,371

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmetto	West Samoset
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	24.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	17.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	15.3%	4.1%
75 and over	14.2%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmetto	West Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	25.4%
Black or African American	13.0%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmetto	West Samoset
No high school diploma	11.0%	36.7%
High school graduate	30.7%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmetto	West Samoset
Drove alone	70.5%	67.1%
Carpooled	13.4%	21.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	2.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmetto	West Samoset
1-unit, detached	37.0%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	11.1%
20 or more units	18.7%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmetto	West Samoset
Poverty rate	14.1%	22.7%
Average household size	2.49	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1980	1974