Palmer vs Plover

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

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

Palmer has the higher population (114 vs 46 in Plover). Palmer has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $45,750 in Plover). Since 2019, Palmer's population has grown faster (-24.0% vs -47.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Plover
Population	114	46
Median age	52.8 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$45,750
Median home value	$36,500	—
Housing units	106	47
Homeownership rate	92.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Plover
Population	150 → 114 (-24.0%)	87 → 46 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,625 (+38.6%)	$34,500 → $45,750 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$26,300 → $36,500 (+38.8%)	$45,000 → $41,400 (-8.0%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)	—

Palmer

Population

150114

Median household income

$43,750$60,625

Median home value

$26,300$36,500

Median gross rent

$579$625

Plover

Population

8746

Median household income

$34,500$45,750

Median home value

$45,000$41,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer	Plover
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	8.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.3%	4.3%
35 to 44	8.8%	4.3%
45 to 54	24.6%	4.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	54.3%
75 and over	15.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Plover
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	97.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Plover
No high school diploma	29.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.4%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Plover
Drove alone	77.4%	94.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Plover
1-unit, detached	89.6%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Plover
Poverty rate	31.6%	13.0%
Average household size	1.46	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1945	1938