Palmer vs Republic

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

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

Republic has the higher population (530 vs 342 in Palmer). Palmer has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $41,136 in Republic). Palmer has the higher median home value ($74,700 vs $60,700 in Republic).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Republic
Population	342	530
Median age	39.0 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,000	$41,136
Median home value	$74,700	$60,700
Median gross rent	—	$732
Housing units	169	335
Homeownership rate	91.5%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Republic
Population	423 → 342 (-19.1%)	520 → 530 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$51,307 → $64,000 (+24.7%)	$26,625 → $41,136 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $74,700 (+18.8%)	$44,100 → $60,700 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $693 (+10.9%)	$605 → $732 (+21.0%)

Palmer

Population

423342

Median household income

$51,307$64,000

Median home value

$62,900$74,700

Median gross rent

$625$693

Republic

Population

520530

Median household income

$26,625$41,136

Median home value

$44,100$60,700

Median gross rent

$605$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer	Republic
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	4.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	19.9%	28.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.2%
75 and over	1.2%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Republic
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	98.1%
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	6.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Republic
No high school diploma	7.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	31.3%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Republic
Drove alone	70.6%	86.9%
Carpooled	23.8%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Republic
1-unit, detached	92.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Republic
Poverty rate	3.5%	22.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1946	1957