Palmer vs Pocahontas

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

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

Pocahontas has the higher population (1,536 vs 114 in Palmer). Palmer has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $56,298 in Pocahontas). Pocahontas has the higher median home value ($96,600 vs $36,500 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Pocahontas
Population	114	1,536
Median age	52.8 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$56,298
Median home value	$36,500	$96,600
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	106	856
Homeownership rate	92.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Pocahontas
Population	150 → 114 (-24.0%)	1,574 → 1,536 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,625 (+38.6%)	$49,650 → $56,298 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$26,300 → $36,500 (+38.8%)	$77,300 → $96,600 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)	$583 → $700 (+20.1%)

Palmer

Population

150114

Median household income

$43,750$60,625

Median home value

$26,300$36,500

Median gross rent

$579$625

Pocahontas

Population

1,5741,536

Median household income

$49,650$56,298

Median home value

$77,300$96,600

Median gross rent

$583$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer	Pocahontas
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	7.9%	15.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	24.6%	7.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	20.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.5%
75 and over	15.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Pocahontas
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	95.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.8%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Pocahontas
No high school diploma	29.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	30.4%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Pocahontas
Drove alone	77.4%	88.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.2%
Other means	3.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Pocahontas
1-unit, detached	89.6%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Pocahontas
Poverty rate	31.6%	8.0%
Average household size	1.46	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1945	1965