Palmer vs Stonington

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

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

Stonington has the higher population (667 vs 233 in Palmer). Stonington has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $52,917 in Palmer). Stonington has the higher median home value ($101,000 vs $80,400 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Stonington
Population	233	667
Median age	50.2 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	$58,438
Median home value	$80,400	$101,000
Median gross rent	$744	$869
Housing units	106	345
Homeownership rate	89.9%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Stonington
Population	239 → 233 (-2.5%)	868 → 667 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$65,208 → $52,917 (-18.8%)	$63,021 → $58,438 (-7.3%)
Median home value	$52,900 → $80,400 (+52.0%)	$90,100 → $101,000 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $869 (+12.1%)

Palmer

Population

239233

Median household income

$65,208$52,917

Median home value

$52,900$80,400

Stonington

Population

868667

Median household income

$63,021$58,438

Median home value

$90,100$101,000

Median gross rent

$775$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer	Stonington
Under 5	2.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	8.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	24.5%	11.2%
75 and over	6.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Stonington
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Stonington
No high school diploma	9.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	54.2%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Stonington
Drove alone	93.3%	88.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Stonington
1-unit, detached	86.8%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Stonington
Poverty rate	13.7%	16.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1938	1946