Michigamme vs Palmer

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

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

Palmer has the higher population (342 vs 196 in Michigamme). Palmer has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $48,750 in Michigamme). Michigamme has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $74,700 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Michigamme	Palmer
Population	196	342
Median age	63.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$64,000
Median home value	$166,300	$74,700
Housing units	218	169
Homeownership rate	98.9%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	20.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Michigamme	Palmer
Population	236 → 196 (-16.9%)	423 → 342 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $48,750 (+14.7%)	$51,307 → $64,000 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $166,300 (+95.6%)	$62,900 → $74,700 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $693 (+10.9%)

Michigamme

Population

236196

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$85,000$166,300

Palmer

Population

423342

Median household income

$51,307$64,000

Median home value

$62,900$74,700

Median gross rent

$625$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Michigamme	Palmer
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	4.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	5.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	20.9%	19.9%
65 to 74	28.6%	13.2%
75 and over	12.8%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Michigamme	Palmer
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Michigamme	Palmer
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.0%
High school graduate	29.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Michigamme	Palmer
Drove alone	54.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	18.0%	23.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Michigamme	Palmer
1-unit, detached	95.0%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Michigamme	Palmer
Poverty rate	23.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1968	1946