Clifton vs Palmer

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

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

Clifton has the higher population (453 vs 138 in Palmer). Clifton has the higher median household income ($61,705 vs $46,250 in Palmer). Since 2019, Clifton's population has grown faster (+23.4% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Palmer
Population	453	138
Median age	37.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$46,250
Median home value	$81,800	—
Median gross rent	$665	$563
Housing units	245	66
Homeownership rate	82.9%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Palmer
Population	367 → 453 (+23.4%)	146 → 138 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $61,705 (+48.5%)	$78,750 → $46,250 (-41.3%)
Median home value	$58,300 → $81,800 (+40.3%)	$83,500 → $93,800 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$344 → $665 (+93.3%)	$683 → $563 (-17.6%)

Clifton

Population

367453

Median household income

$41,563$61,705

Median home value

$58,300$81,800

Median gross rent

$344$665

Palmer

Population

146138

Median household income

$78,750$46,250

Median home value

$83,500$93,800

Median gross rent

$683$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Palmer
Under 5	8.8%	22.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	8.7%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.2%	4.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	19.6%
75 and over	6.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Palmer
No high school diploma	3.5%	11.8%
High school graduate	43.1%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Palmer
Drove alone	85.1%	86.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Palmer
1-unit, detached	95.5%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Palmer
Poverty rate	9.3%	23.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1956	1955